HR 1347 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that any individual may qualify for disability insurance benefits and the disability freeze if he has 20 quarters of coverage (and meets the other conditions of eligibility therefor), regardless of which such quarters were earned.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-01-24)
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Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that any individual who would have been fully insured at age 62 may qualify for disability insurance benefits if such individual has 20 quarters of coverage, regardless of when such quarters were earned. States that such coverage requirement is an alternative to the requirement that an individual have 20 quarters of coverage during the 40-quarter period immediately preceding his disability.…
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