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PUBLIC LAW 92-603-OCT. 30, 1972
"(4) with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, the rate shall be 4.85 percent; "(5) with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1978 through 2010, the rate shall be 4.80 percent; and "(6) with respect to wages received after December 31, 2010, the rate shall be 5.85 percent." (3) Section 3111(a) of such Code (relating to rate of tax on employers for purposes of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance) is amended (A) by striking out "any of the calendar years 1971 through 1977" and inserting in lieu thereof "the calendar years 1971 and 1972" and (B) by striking out paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (4) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, the rate shall be 4.85 percent; " (5) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1978 through 2010, the rate shall be 4.80 percent; and "(6) with respect to wages paid after December 31, 2010, the rate shall be 5.85 percent." (b)(1) Section 1401(b) of such Code (relating to rate of tax on self-employment income for purposes of hospital insurance) is amended by striking out paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) in the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1972, and before January 1, 1978, the tax shall be equal to 1.0 percent of the amount of the self-employment income for such taxable year; "(3) in the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1977, and before January 1, 1981, the tax shall be equal to 1.25 percent of the amount of the self-employment income for such taxable year; "(4) in the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1980, and before January 1, 1986, the tax shall be equal to 1.35 percent of the amount of the self-employment income for such taxable year; "(5) in the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1985, the tax shall be equal to 1.45 percent of the amount of the self-employment income for such taxable year." (2) Section 3101(b) of such Code (relating to rate of tax on employees for purposes of hospital insurance) is amended by striking out paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, the rate shall be 1.0 percent; "(3) with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1978, 1979, and 1980, the rate shall be 1.25 percent; "(4) with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985, the rate shall be 1.35 percent; and "(5) with respect to wages received after December 31, 1985, the rate shall be 1.45 percent."
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