66
767
PUBLIC LAW 5 9 0 - J U L Y 18, 1952
STAT.]
CHAPTER 945
Public Law 590
AN ACT To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase old-age and survivors insurance benefits, to preserve insurance rights of permanently and totally disabled individuals, and to increase the amount of earnings permitted without loss of benefits, and for other purposes.
July 18, 1952 [H. R. rsoo]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Ac^t A^li<toen'tVoif be cited as the "Social Security Act Amendments of 1952". 1952. INCREASE
IN
BENEFIT
AMOUNTS
Benefits Computed by Conversion Table SEC. 2. (a)(1) Section 215(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (relating to determinations made by use of the conversion table) is amended by striking out the table and inserting in lieu thereof the following new table: III
II
If the primary insurance benefit (as determined under subsection (d)) is:
$10 $11 $12 $13 $14._ $15 $16.. $17 $18. $19 $25)-.. $21... $22 $23 $24 $25 $26 $27 $28 $29 $30 $31 $32 $33 $34 $33 J37 $3S $39 - . $40... $41 $42 $43 $44 $45 $46
...
.. ,
.. .
-
.
.
. -
--.
_ -.
.--
The primary insurance amount shall be:
$25.00 27.00 29.00 31.00 33.00 35.00 36.70 38.20 39.50 40.70 42.00 43.50 45.30 47.50 50.10 52.40 54.40 5a 30 58.00 59.40 60.80 62.00 63.30 64.40 65.50 66.60 67.80 68.90 70.00 71.00 72.00 73.10 74.10 75.10 76.10 77.10 77.10
And the average monthly wage for purpose of computing maximum benefits shall be: $45.00 49.00 53.00 56.00 60.00 64.00 67.00 6% 00 72.00 74.00 76.00 79.00 82.00 86.00 91.00 95.00 99.00 109.00 120.00 129.00 139.00 147.00 155.00 163.00 170.00 177.00 185.00 193.00 200.00 207.00 213.00 221.00 227.00 234.00 241.00 250.00 250.00"
(2) Section 215(c)(2) of such Act is amended to read as follows: (2) I n case the primary insurance benefit of an individual (determined as provided in subsection (d)) falls between the amounts on any two consecutive lines in column I of the table, the amount referred to in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) of subsection (a) for such individual shall be the amount determined with respect to such benefit (under the applicable regulations in effect on May 1, 1952), increased by 121/^ per centum or $5, whichever is the larger, and further increased, if it is not then a multiple of $0.10, to the next higher multiple of $0.10."
64 Stat. 506. 42 USC 4 1 5.
�
