COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Harry Flood Byrd, Chairman JUNE 24, 1960 MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE PRESENT SOCIAL SECURITY LAW AND H.R. 12580 AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1960 3 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Virginia, Chairman ROBERT 8. KERR, Oklahoma JOHN J. WILLIAMS, Delaware THRUSTON B. MORTON, Kentucky ELIZABETH B. SPRINGER, Chief Clerk CONTENTS OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE I. Coverage A. Self-employed 1. Professional groups 2. Ministers B. Employees 1. Domestic workers 2. Casual labor 3. State and local government employees 4. Employees of nonprofit organizations 5. Family employment C. Geographical scope II. Provisions relating to permanent and total disability A. Nature of the provisions 1. Benefits 2. Disability "freeze" B. Eligibility requirements 2. Waiting period 3. Work requirement C. Rehabilitation III. Eligibility for benefits A. Insured status B. Survivors or workers who died prior to 1940 C. Widowers of workers who died prior to 1950 D. Children born or adopted after parent's disability E. Dependency of stepchild on natural father F. Time needed to acquire status of wife, child, or husband for retirement or disability benefit purposes H. Lump sum death payment IV. Benefit amounts A. Computing average monthly wage B. Child's survivor benefit V. Financing A. Investment of the trust funds B. Review of status of trust funds 1. Board of Trustees 2. Advisory Council C. Maximum taxable amount D. Tax rate for self-employed E. Tax rate for employees and employers MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE AGED (New Title XIV) I. Purpose II. Scope of benefits III. Eligibility for benefits IV. Beginning date V. Planning grants PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 1. Old-age assistance medical program A. Matching formula B. Definition of cid-age assistance II. Medical care guides and reports III. Temporary extension of certain special provisions relating to State plans for aid to the bind MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES L. Maternal and child health services A. Authorization of annual appropriation B. Alctment to States C. Special project grants II. Crippled children's services A. Alotment to States B. Authorization of annual appropriation III. Child welfare services A. Authorization of samel appropriation C. Research and demonstration projects I. Coverage EMPLOYMENT SECURITY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION II. Extension to Puerto Rico III. Administrative finanong A. Federal employment tax rate B. Unemployment trust fund C. Advances to the States 1. Eligidity for advances 2. Amount of advances 3. Repayment of advances TABLES ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MEDICAL PROGRAMS Table 1. Summary information on medical care available to oid-age assistance recipients through federally sided public assistance vendor payments, and other resources Table 2. Old-age assistance: Payments for vendor medical bils |