108 STAT. 1540 PUBLIC LAW 103-296-AUG. 15, 1994 "the national average wage index (as so defined) for 1977. ". (C) Section 215(a)(l)(C)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(l)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking "deemed average total wages" and inserting "nationed average wage index". (D) Section 215(a)(1)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(D)) is amended— (i) by striking "after 1978"; (ii) by striking "and the average of the total wages (as described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I))" and inserting "and the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(l))"; and (iii) by striking the last sentence. (E) Section 215(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking "deemed average total wages" each place it appears and inserting "national average wage index". (F) Section 215(i)(l) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(l)) is amended— (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking "SSA average wage index" and inserting "national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(l))"; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (G) and redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G). (G) Section 215(i)(2)(C)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(l)(C)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: "(ii) The Secretary shall determine and promulgate the OASDI fund ratio for the current calendar year on or before November 1 of the current calendar year, based upon the most recent data then available. The Secretary shall include a statement of the fund ratio and the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(l)) and a statement of the effect such ratio and the level of such index may have upon benefit increases under this subsection in any notification made under clause (i) and any determination published under subparagraph (D).". (H) Section 224(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 424a(f)(2)) is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding "and" at the end; (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: "(B) the ratio of (i) the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(l)) for the calendar year before the year in which such redetermination is made to (ii) the national average wage index (as so defined) for the calendar year before the year in which the reduction was first computed (but not counting any reduction made in benefits for a previous period of disability).". (f) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO OASDI IN THE OMNI- BUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990.— (1) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PROVISIONS IN SECTION 5103(b) RELATING TO DISABLED WIDOWS.— Section 223(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(f)(2)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(in a case to which clause (iiXII) does not apply)"; and
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