PUBLIC LAW 95-216—DEC. 20, 1977 section 215(a)(1) or (4), or section 215(d), as in effect after December 1978, the total benefits payable to that individual and all other individuals entitled to benefits for that month based upon those primary insurance amounts shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of 1.75 and the primary insurance amount that would be computed under section 215(a)(1) for that month with respect to average indexed monthly earnings equal to one-twelfth of the contribution and benefits base determined under section 230 for the year in which that month occurs. "(7) Subject to paragraph (6), this subsection as in effect in December 1978 shall remain in effect with respect to a primary insurance amount computed under section 215(a) or (d), as in effect (without regard to the table contained therein) in December 1978, except that a primary insurance amount so computed with respect to an individual who first becomes eligible for an old-age or disability insurance benefit, or dies (before becoming eligible for such a benefit), after December 1978, shall instead be governed by this section as in effect after December 1978.".
91 STAT. 1527 Ante, pp. 1514, 1520.
Ante, p. 1513, ^°^^' P- 1^54.
INCREASE I N OLD-AGE B E N E F I T AMOUNTS FOR DELAYED RETIREMENT
SEC. 203. Section 202(w)(1) of Social Security Act is amended— 42 USC 402. (1) by striking out "If the first month" and all that follows down through "to such individual" in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "The amount of an old-age insurance benefit (other than a benefit based on a primary insurance amount determined under section 215(a)(3)) which is Ante, p. 1514. payable without regard to this subsection to an individual"; and (2) by inserting after "such amount," in subparagraph (A) the following: "or, in the case of an individual who first becomes eligible for an old-age insurance benefit after December 1978, onequarter of 1 percent of such amount,". WIDOW'S AND WIDOWER'S INSURANCE BENEFITS IN CASES OF DELAYED RETIREMENT
SEC. 204. (a) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act is Post, p. 1545. amended (1) by inserting "(as determined after application of the following sentence)" after "primary insurance amount", and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If such deceased individual was (or upon application would have been) entitled to an old-age insurance benefit which was increased (or subject to being increased) on account of delayed retirement under the provisions of subsection (w), then, for purposes of this subsection, such individual's Supra. primary insurance amount, if less than the old-age insurance benefit (increased, where applicable, under section 215(f)(5) or (6) and 42 USC 415. under section 215(i) as if such individual were still alive in the case of Ante, pp. 1514, an individual who has died) which he was receiving (or would upon 1^21. application have received) for the month prior to the month in which he died, shall be deemed to be equal to such old-age insurance benefit, and (notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of such subsection (w) the number of increment months shall include any month in the months of the calendar year in which he died, prior to the month in which he died, which satisfy the conditions in paragraph (2) of such subsection (w).".
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