succeeding fiscal years" and "ending before July 1, 1974" for "ending prior to July 1, 1972”. Pub. L. 92-52, § 4(a), substituted "the next two fiscal years" for "the next fiscal year", "1973" for "1972" and "1972" for "1971". Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 92–158, § 7 (2), (4), in clause (A), substituted "1972, and the next two fiscal years" for "1970, and the next two fiscal years" and added "or half-time" preceding "students", in clause (B), added "or half-time" preceding "students", and substituted "1974" for "1972" and "1975, and each of the two" for "1973, and each of the three". Subsec. (c) (1) (A). Pub. L. 92-52, § 4(b)(1), substituted "the next two fiscal years" for "the next fiscal year". Subsec. (c) (1) (B). Pub. L. 92–52, § 4(b) (2), substituted "1972" for "1971" and "1973" for "1972". Subsec. (c) (2). Pub. L. 92-158, §7(3), substituted "$2,000" for “$1,500”. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Section 7 of Pub. L. 92-158 provided in part that the amendments to subsecs. (b) and (c) of this section by section 7 (1)–(4) of Pub. L. 92-158 shall be effective with respect to scholarship grants made under subsec. (a) of this section for the fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1971. § 298c-7. Grants and contracts to encourage full utilization of educational talent for the nursing profession. (a) To assist in meeting the need for additional professional personnel in the nursing professions, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to public or nonprofit health or educational entities or enter into contracts with such entities not to exceed $100,000 per year per contract (without regard to section 5 of Title 41) for the purpose of— (1) identifying individuals with a potential for education or training in the nursing profession (including veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States with training or experience in the health field, and individuals who due to socioeconomic factors are financially or otherwise disadvantaged) and encouraging and assisting them (A) to enroll in a school of nursing which is accredited as defined in subsection (f) of section 298b of this title; or (B) if they are not qualified to enroll in such a school to undertake such postsecondary education or training as may be required to qualify them to enroll in such a school; (2) publicizing especially to licensed vocational nurses existing sources of financial aid available to persons enrolled in any such school or who are undertaking training necessary to qualify them to enroll in any such school; or (3) establishing such programs as the Secretary determines will enhance and facilitate the enrollment, pursuit, and completion of study by individuals referred to in clause (1) in such schools. (b) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973; and $6,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. (As amended Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92-158, § 8, 85 Stat. 478.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-158 substituted "To assist in meeting the need for additional professional per sonnel in the nursing professions" for "To assist in achieving the purposes of this part" and substituted provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants to, as well as enter into contracts with, "public or nonprofit health or educational entities" for provisions authorizing the Secretary to enter into contracts with "State and local educational agencies and other public and nonprofit organizations and institutions". Subsec. (a) (1). Pub. L. 92-158 substituted purposes of aid as to identify individuals with a potential for nurse training (including veterans of the Armed Services with training or experience in the health field, and individuals who are financially or educationally disadvantaged) and encourage such individuals to undertake professional nurse training or become qualified to undertake professional nurse training for purposes of aid as to identify qualified youths of financial need and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake professional nurse training. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 92–158 substituted purposes of aid as to publicize sources of financial aid for nursing students or for potential nursing students (especially licensed vocational nurses) for purposes of aid as to publicize existing forms of financial aid for nursing students, including aid furnished under this part. Subsec. (a) (3). Pub. L. 92-158 added subsec. (a) (3). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-158 substituted appropriations of $3,500,000, $5,000,000 and $6,500,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1972, 1973, and 1974, respectively, to carry out the provisions of this section for a general authorization to appropriate such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (2) if all of the burial expenses of such insured individual which were incurred by or through a funeral home or funeral homes have been paid (including payments made under clause (1)), to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to the extent and in the proportions that he or they shall have paid such burial expenses; (3) if the body of such insured individual is not available for burial but expenses were incurred with respect to such individual in connection with a memorial service, a memorial marker, a site for the marker, or any other item of a kind for which expenses are customarily incurred in connection with a death and such expenses have been paid, to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to the extent and in the proportions that he or they shall have paid such expenses; or (4) if any part of the amount payable under this subsection remains after payments have been made pursuant to clauses (1), (2), and (3), to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to Subsec. (1) (4). Pub. L. 92–223, § 1'(a), (b), redesignated former cl. (3) as (4) and included reference to cl. (3) in the second sentence. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Section 2 of Pub. L. 92-223 provided that: "The amendments made by the first section of this Act [enacting subsec. (1) (3) and amending subsec. (1) (4) of this section] shall be effective only in the case of lump-sum death payments under title II of the Social Security Act [this subchapter] made with respect to deaths which occur after December 31, 1970." § 403. Reduction of insurance benefits. (a) Maximum benefits. Whenever the total of monthly benefits to which individuals are entitled under sections 402 and 423 of this title for a month on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an insured individual is greater than the amount appearing in column V of the table in section 415 (a) of this title on the line on which appears in column IV such insured individual's primary insurance amount, such total of benefits shall be reduced to such amount; except that * (2) when two or more persons were entitled (without the application of section 402(j)(1) of this title and section 423(b) of this title) to monthly benefits under section 402 or 423 of this title for January 1971 on the basis of the wages and selfemployment income of such insured individual and at least one such person was so entitled for December 1970 on the basis of such wages and self-employment income, such total of benefits for January 1971 or any subsequent month shall not be reduced to less than the larger of— (A) the amount determined under this subsection without regard to this paragraph, or (B) an amount equal to the sum of the amounts derived by multiplying the benefit amount determined under this subchapter (including this subsection, but without the application of section 422(b) of this title, section 402 (q) of this title, and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section), as in effect prior to March 17, 1971, for each such person for such month, by 110 percent and raising each such increased amount, if it is not a multiple of $0.10, to the next higher multiple of $0.10; but in any such case (i) paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be applied to such total of benefits after the application of subparagraph (B), and (ii) if section 402(k) (A) of this title was applicable in the case of any such benefits for January 1971, and ceases to apply, after such month, the provisions of subparagraph (B) shall be applied, for and after the month in which section 402(k) (2) (A) of this title ceases to apply, as though paragraph (1) had not been applicable to such total of benefits for January 1971, or * (As amended Mar. 17, 1971, Pub. L. 92-5, title II, § 201(b), 85 Stat. 8.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (a) (2). Pub. L. 92-5 substituted references to January 1971 for references to January 1970, substituted "December 1970" for "December 1969", and, in subpar. (B), substituted "prior to March 17, 1971" for "prior to December 30, 1969 (and prior to January 1, 1970)", and lowered the multiple of the benefit amount from 115 percent to 110 percent. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92-5 applicable with respect to monthly benefits under subchapter II of this chapter for months after Dec. 1970 and with respect to lump-sum death payments under such subchapter in the case of deaths occurring in and after March 1971, see section 201(e) of Pub. L. 92-5, set out as a note under section 415 of this title. § 409. Definition of wages. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term "wages" means remuneration paid prior to 1951 which was wages for the purposes of this subchapter under the law applicable to the payment of such remuneration, and remuneration paid after 1950 for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash; except that, in the case of remuneration paid after 1950, such term shall not include(a) (5) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $7,800 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1967 and prior to 1972, is paid to such individual during such calendar year; (6) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $9,000 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1971, is paid to such individual during any such calendar year; (As amended Mar. 17, 1971, Pub. L. 92-5, title II, § 203 (a) (1), 85 Stat. 10.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (a) (5). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (1) (A), added "and prior to 1972" after "1967". Subsec. (a) (6). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (i) (B), added subsec. (a) (6). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Section 203 (c) of Pub. L. 92-5 provided that: "The amendments made by subsections (a) (1) [amending this section] and (a)(3)(A) [amending section 413(a) (2) (ii) of this title], and the amendments made by subsection (b) (except paragraphs (1) and (7) thereof) [amending sections 3121, 3122, 3125 and 6413 of title 26], shall apply only with respect to remuneration paid after December 1971. The amendments made by subsections (a)(2), (a) (3) (B), (b)(1), and (b)(7) [amending sections 411 and 413(a) (2) (iii) of this title and sections 1402 and 6654 of title 26] shall apply only with respect to taxable years beginning after 1971. The amendment made by subsection (a) (4) [amending section 415 of this title] shall apply only with respect to calendar years after 1971." § 410. Definitions relating to employment. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The Environmental Science Services Administration in the Department of Commerce, including the offices of the Administrator and Deputy Administrator thereof, were abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce and transferred the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of funds of the Environmental Science Services Administration to such newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The components of the Environmental Science Services Administration thus transferred included the Weather Bureau [now the National Weather Service], the Coast and Geodetic Survey [now the National Ocean Survey], the Environmental Data Service, the National Environmental Satellite Center, and the ESSA Research Laboratories. § 411. Definitions relating to self-employment. For the purposes of this subchapter (b) Self-employment income. The term "self-employment income" means the net earnings from self-employment derived by an individual (other than a nonresident alien individual) during any taxable year beginning after 1950; except that such term shall not include (1) That part of the net earnings from selfemployment which is in excess of (E) For any taxable year ending after 1967 and beginning prior to 1972, (i) $7,800, minus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during the taxable year; and (F) For any taxable year beginning after 1971, (i) $9,000, minus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during the taxable year; or (As amended Mar. 17, 1971, Pub. L. 92-5, title II, § 203 (a) (2), 85 Stat. 10.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (b) (1) (E). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (2) (A), added "and beginning prior to 1972" after "1967". Subsec. (b) (1) (F). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (2) (B), added subsec. (b) (1) (F). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92-5 applicable only with respect to taxable years beginning after 1971, see section 203 (c) of Pub. L. 92-5, set out as a note under section 409 of this title. (ii) if the wages paid to any individual in any calendar year equal $3,000 in the case of a calendar year before 1951, or $3,600 in the case of a calendar year after 1950 and before 1955, or $4,200 in the case of a calendar year after 1954 and before 1959, or $4,800 in the case of a calendar year after 1958 and before 1966, or $6,600 in the case of a calendar year after 1965 and before 1968, or $7,800 in the case of a calendar year after 1967 and before 1972, or $9,000 in the case of a calendar year after 1971, each quarter of such year shall (subject to clause (i)) be a quarter of coverage; (iii) if an individual has self-employment income for a taxable year, and if the sum of such income and the wages paid to him during such year equals $3,600 in the case of a taxable year beginning after 1950 and ending before 1955, or $4,200 in the case of a taxable year ending after 1954 and before 1959, or $4,800 in the case of a taxable year ending after 1958 and before 1966, or $6,600 in the case of a taxable year ending after 1965 and before 1968, or $7,800 in the case of a taxable year ending after 1967 and beginning before 1972, or $9,000 in the case of a taxable year beginning after 1971, each quarter any part of which falls in such year shall (subject to clause (i)) be a quarter of coverage; * (As amended Mar. 17, 1971, Pub. L. 92-5, title II, § 203(a) (3), 85 Stat. 10.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (a) (2) (ii). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (3) (A), substituted "after 1967 and before 1972, or $9,000 in the case of a calendar year after 1971" for "after 1967". Subsec. (a) (2) (iii). Pub. L. 92-5, § 203 (a) (3) (B), substituted "after 1967 and beginning before 1972, or $9,000 in the case of a taxable year beginning after 1971" for "after 1967". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsec. (a)(2)(ii) of this section by section (a) (3) (A) of Pub. L. 92-5 applicable only with respect to remuneration paid after December 1971, see section 203 (c) of Pub. L. 92-5, set out as a note under section 409 of this title. Amendment of subsec. (a) (2) (iii) of this section by section (a) (3) (B) of Pub. L. 92-5 applicable only with respect to taxable years beginning after 1971, see section 203 (c) of Pub. L. 92-5, set out as a note under section 409 of this title. § 415. Computation of primary insurance amount. |