118 STAT. 533 PUBLIC LAW 108–203—MAR. 2, 2004 (v) Section 202(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or (f)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (f)(2)’’. (vi) Section 202(k)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘or (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (f)(3)’’. (vii) Section 226(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426(e)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 202(f)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 202(f)(4)’’. (5) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 202(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, such’’ and inserting ‘‘Such’’; and (B) by striking paragraph (4). (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITIONAL RULE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for benefits under title II of the Social Security Act filed on or after the first day of the first month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall not apply in connection with monthly periodic benefits of any individual based on earnings while in service described in section 202(k)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (in the matter preceding clause (i) thereof) if the last day of such service occurs before July 1, 2004. (2) TRANSITIONAL RULE.—In the case of any individual whose last day of service described in subparagraph (A) of section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act (as added by sub section (a) of this section) occurs within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act— (A) the 60 month period described in such subpara graph (A) shall be reduced (but not to less than 1 month) by the number of months of such service (in the aggregate and without regard to whether such months of service were continuous) which— (i) were performed by the individual under the same retirement system on or before the date of enact ment of this Act, and (ii) constituted ‘‘employment’’ as defined in section 210 of the Social Security Act; and (B) months of service necessary to fulfill the 60 month period as reduced by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must be performed after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 419. DISCLOSURE TO WORKERS OF EFFECT OF WINDFALL ELIMI NATION PROVISION AND GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVISION. (a) INCLUSION OF NONCOVERED EMPLOYEES AS ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT STATE MENTS.—Section 1143(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–13(a)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘who’’ after ‘‘an individual’’ and inserting ‘‘who’’ before ‘‘has’’ in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B); (2) by inserting ‘‘(i) who’’ after ‘‘(C)’’; and Applicability. 42 USC 402 note.
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