Appendix G

Laws Amending the Social Security Act

Public Law	Approved	Short Title of Public Law
75-722	06-25-38	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
76-1	02-10-39	[Internal Revenue Code of 1939]¹
76-36	04-19-39	[State Unemployment Compensation Appropriations]
76-141	06-20-39	[Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, Amendments]
76-379	08-10-39	Social Security Act Amendments of 1939
78-17	03-24-43	[War Shipping Administration]
78-235	02-25-44	Revenue Act of 1943²
78-285	04-04-44	[War Shipping Administration, Amendments]
78-410	07-01-44	Public Health Service Act
78-458	10-03-44	War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944
79-201	10-23-45	[Bonneville Project Act, Amendments]
79-291	12-29-45	[International Organizations Immunities Act]
79-719	08-10-46	Social Security Act Amendments of 1946
80-379	08-06-47	Social Security Act Amendments of 1947
80-492	04-20-48	[Social Security Act Amendments-April 1948²]
80-642	06-14-48	[Employment Taxes-Social Security Benefits²]
81-174	07-16-49	[Social Security Act-Section 1302 Extension]
81-439	10-31-49	Agricultural Act of 1949
81-734	08-28-50	Social Security Act Amendments of 1950
81-814	09-23-50	Revenue Act of 1950
82-78	07-12-51	[Agricultural Act of 1949, Amendments]
82-420	06-28-52	[ Social Security Act Section 218(f) Amendments]
82-590	07-18-52	Social Security Act Amendments of 1952
83-269	08-14-53	[Military Service Wage Credits]
83-279	08-15-53	[Wisconsin Retirement Fund]
83-567	08-05-54	Employment Security Administrative Financing Act of 1954
83-761	09-01-54	Social Security Amendments of 1954
83-767	09-01-54	[Unemployment Compensation]
84-325	08-09-55	[Military Wage Credits-pre April 1956]
84-880	08-01-56	Social Security Amendments of 1956
84-881	08-01-56	Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act
85-109	07-17-57	[Social Security Act-Title II Amendments-1957]
85-226	08-30-57	[Retirement Systems in Certain States]
85-227	08-30-57	[Retirement Systems State and Local Employees]
85-229	08-30-57	[Social Security Coverage-State and Local Employees]
85-238	08-30-57	[Social Security Act-Title II Amendments 1957]
85-239	08-30-57	[Internal Revenue-SEI-Ministers]
85-786	08-27-58	[Social Security-Wages ]
85-787	08-27-58	[Social Security Coverage-Two-part Retirement Systems]
85-798	08-28-58	[Social Security-Title II Amendments-1958]
85-840	08-28-58	Social Security Amendments of 1958
85-848	08-28-58	Ex-Serviceman's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958
85-857	09-02-58	[Title 38, United States Code, Codification]
85-927	09-06-58	[Social Security Act Amendments-September 1958]
86-70	06-25-59	Alaska Omnibus Act
86-168	08-18-59	Farm Credit Act of 1959
86-284	09-16-59	[Social Security Act Section 218(p) Amendment]
86-346	09-22-59	[U.S. Savings Bonds Interest Rates]
86-415	04-08-60	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Personnel Act of 1960
86-442	04-22-60	[Federal Employees-Unemployment Compensation-Eligibility]
86-507	06-11-60	[Authorization for Use of Certified Mail]
86-624	07-12-60	Hawaii Omnibus Act
86-778	09-13-60	Social Security Amendments of 1960
87-6	03-24-61	Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1961
87-31	05-08-61	[Social Security Act Amendments-May 1961]
87-64	06-30-61	Social Security Amendments of 1961
87-256	09-21-61	Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
87-293	09-22-61	Peace Corps Act
87-543	07-25-62	Public Welfare Amendments of 1962
87-878	10-24-62	[Social Security Amendments of 1962]
88-31	05-29-63	[Social Security Act-Title IX Amendments]
88-156	10-24-63	Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963
88-272	02-26-64	Revenue Act of 1964
88-347	06-30-64	[Social Security Act-Title XI Amendment]
88-350	07-02-64	[Retirement Systems-1964 Amendment]
88-382	07-23-64	[Nevada Retirement System ]
88-641	10-13-64	[Social Security Act-Title IV Amendments]
88-650	10-13-64	[Social Security Act Amendments-1964]
89-97	07-30-65	Social Security Amendments of 1965
89-368	03-15-66	Tax Adjustment Act of 1966
89-384	04-08-66	[Initial Enrollment Period-Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits]
89-554	09-06-66	[Enactment of Title 5, United States Code]
89-713	11-02-66	[Social Security Act-1861(v) Amendment]
90-36	06-29-67	[Requests Under Tariff Schedules-Technical Amendments of 1965]
90-248	01-02-68	Social Security Amendments of 1967
90-364	06-28-68	Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968
90-430	07-26-68	[Employment Security Administration Account-Transfers]
90-486	08-13-68	National Guard Technicians Act of 1968
91-41	07-09-69	[Tariff Schedules-Social Security Act Amendments]
91-53	08-07-69	[Unemployment Security Amendments-1969]
91-56	08-09-69	[Tariff Schedules Social Security Act-Title XIX Amendments]
91-172	12-30-69	Tax Reform Act of 1969
91-373	08-10-70	Employment Security Amendments of 1970
91-452	10-15-70	Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
91-690	01-12-71	[Social Security Act Section 1861(e) Amendment]
92-5	03-17-71	[Public Debt Limit-Social Security Wage Base]
92-40	07-01-71	[Social Security Act Section 1113(d) Amendment]
92-223	12-28-71	[Social Security Lump Sum Death Payment]
92-224	12-29-71	[Social Security Act Section 903 Amendments]
92-329	06-30-72	[Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Extension]
92-336	07-01-72	[Public Debt Limit-Extension]
92-345	07-10-72	[Social Security Act Title V Amendments]
92-512	10-20-72	[Limitation on Grants ]
92-603	10-30-72	Social Security Amendments of 1972
93-53	07-01-73	[Public Debt Limit-Temporary Increase]
93-58	07-06-73	[Social Security Act Section 226(e) Amendments]
93-66	07-09-73	[Cost-of-Living Increase in Social Security Benefits]
93-107	12-31-74	[Montana Retirement System³]
93-233	12-31-73	[Social Security Benefits-Increase]
93-368	08-07-74	[Vessels-Equipment and Repairs-Emergency Unemployment Compensation]
93-406	09-02-74	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
93-445	10-16-74	[Railroad Retirement System Amendments²]
93-480	10-26-74	[Tariffs Schedules-Social Security Act Section 1862 Amendments]
93-484	10-26-74	[Tariffs-Medicare Appeals]
93-608	01-02-75	[Reports to Congress ]
93-647	01-04-75	Social Services Amendments of 1974
94-44	06-28-75	[Social Security Temporary Assistance]
94-48	07-01-75	[Social Security Medicaid ]
94-88	08-09-75	[Tariffs-Social Security ]
94-120	10-21-75	[Social Security-Title XX Amendments]
94-182	12-31-75	[Social Security-Medicare]
94-202	01-02-76	[Social Security-Hearings and Review Procedures]
94-273	04-21-76	Fiscal Year Adjustment Act
94-331	06-30-76	[Supplemental Security Income]
94-365	07-14-76	[Social Security-Report to Congress]
94-368	07-16-76	[Social Security-Medicare Extension]
94-401	09-07-76	[Social Security-Child Day Care]
94-437	09-30-76	Indian Health Care Improvement Act
94-455	10-04-76	Tax Reform Act of 1976
94-460	10-08-76	Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1976
94-552	10-18-76	[Social Security-Medical Assistance]
94-563	10-19-76	[Social Security-Taxes ]
94-566	10-20-76	Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976
94-569	10-20-76	[Social Security-Presumptively Blind Individuals]
94-585	10-21-76	[Social Security-Food Stamps]
95-30	05-23-77	Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977
95-59	06-30-77	[Smith College-Social Security Act Amendments]
95-83	08-01-77	[Public Health Service Act-Medicaid]
95-142	10-25-77	Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments
95-171	11-12-77	[Social Security Act Titles IV and XVI Amendments]
95-210	12-13-77	[Social Security-Rural Health Clinic Services]
95-216	12-20-77	Social Security Amendments of 1977
95-292	06-13-78	[Social Security-End Stage Renal Disease Program]
95-472	10-17-78	[Treatment of Group Legal Service Plan Contributions]
95-559	11-01-78	Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1978
95-598	11-06-78	[Title 11, U.S.C.-Bankruptcy-Child Support]
95-600	11-06-78	Revenue Act of 1978
95-630	11-10-78	Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
96-32	07-10-79	[Public Health Service Act and Other Laws-Technical Amendments]
96-79	10-04-79	Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979
96-178	01-02-80	[Social Security Act Titles IV and XX Amendments]
96-222	04-01-80	Technical Corrections Act of 1979
96-249	05-26-80	Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1980
96-265	06-09-80	Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980
96-272	06-17-80	Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
96-398	10-07-80	Mental Health Systems Act
96-403	10-09-80	[Social Security Tax Receipts-Allocation]
96-473	10-19-80	[Social Security Act Retirement Test Amendments]
96-499	12-05-80	Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980
96-611	12-28-80	[Social Security Act Titles IV, XVI and XVIII Amendment]
97-34	08-13-81	Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
97-35	08-13-81	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
97-123	12-29-81	[Amendments to P.L. 97-35 ]
97-248	09-03-82	Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
97-300	10-13-82	Job Training Partnership Act
97-375	12-21-82	Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982
97-377	12-21-82	[Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1983]
97-424	01-06-83	Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
97-448	01-12-83	Technical Corrections Act of 1982
97-455	01-12-83	[Temporary Payment of Disability Benefits]
98-21	04-20-83	Social Security Amendments of 1983
98-76	08-12-83	Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983
98-90	08-29-83	[Social Security Act Title XVIII Amendments 1983]
98-118	10-11-83	[Extension of “Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982”, P.L. 97-248, Title VI, Subtitle A]
98-135	10-24-83	Federal Supplemental Compensation Amendments of 1983
98-369	07-18-84	Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
98-396	08-22-84	Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984
98-460	10-09-84	Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984
98-617	11-08-84	[Social Security Act Titles IV, XVIII and XIX Amendments]
98-620	11-08-84	[Title IV-Federal Courts Improvements]
99-53	06-17-85	[Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Eligibility]
99-177	12-12-85	[Public Debt Limit Increase] Title II-Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
99-190	12-19-85	[Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1986]
99-198	12-23-85	Food Security Act of 1985
99-221	12-26-85	Cherokee Leasing Act
99-272	04-07-86	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
99-335	06-06-86	Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986
99-349	07-02-86	Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986
99-500	10-18-86	[Appropriations-Fiscal Year 1987]
99-509	10-21-86	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
99-514	10-22-86	Tax Reform Act of 1986
99-570	10-27-86	Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
99-576	10-28-86	Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986
99-591	10-30-86	[Continuing Appropriations-Fiscal Year 1987]
99-603	11-06-86	Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
99-643	11-10-86	Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act
100-93	08-18-87	Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987
100-203	12-22-87	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
100-300	04-29-88	International Child Abduction Remedies Act
100-360	07-01-88	Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
100-364	07-11-88	WIN Demonstration Program Extension Act of 1988
100-485	10-13-88	Family Support Act of 1988
100-628	11-07-88	Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988
100-647	11-10-88	Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988
100-690	11-18-88	Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
100-707	11-23-88	[Amendments to the Disaster Relief Act of 1974]
101-45	06-30-89	Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors of 1989
101-140	11-08-89	[Public Debt Limit Increase]
101-234	12-13-89	Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989
101-239	12-19-89	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989
101-382	08-20-90	Customs and Trade Act of 1990
101-403	10-01-90	[Continuing Appropriations-Fiscal Year 1991]
101-508	11-05-90	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
101-597	11-16-90	National Health Service Corps Revitalization Amendments of 1990
101-624	11-28-90	Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
101-649	11-29-90	Immigration Act of 1990
102-54	06-13-91	[Amendments to title 38, U.S.C.]
102-107	08-17-91	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991
102-119	10-07-91	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1991
102-164	11-15-91	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991
102-234	12-12-91	Medicaid Voluntary Contribution and Provider-Specific Tax Amendments of 1991
102-318	07-03-92	Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992
102-375	09-30-92	Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992
102-585	11-04-92	Veterans Health Care Act of 1992
103-18	04-12-93	[Title 38 U.S. Code and Social Security Act Title XIX Amendments]
103-66	08-10-93	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
103-152	11-24-93	Unemployment Compensation Amendments
103-178	12-03-93	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
103-252	05-18-94	Human Services Amendments of 1994
103-296	08-15-94	Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994
103-382	10-20-94	Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
103-387	10-22-94	Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act of 1994
103-432	10-31-94	Social Security Act Amendments of 1994
103-448	11-02-94	Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994
103-465	12-08-94	Uruguay Round Agreements Act
104-19	07-27-95	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance, for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, and Rescissions Act, 1995
104-35	10-12-95	[Social Security Act Title XVI Part D Amendment]
104-121	03-29-96	Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
104-134	04-26-96	Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1990
104-188	08-20-96	Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
104-191	08-21-96	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
104-193	08-22-96	Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
104-208	09-30-96	Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act-1997
104-224	10-02-96	[Social Security-Title XVIII-Section Amendment]
104-226	10-02-96	[Social Security-Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal]
104-248	10-09-96	[Social Security Act-Title XIX Amendments]
104-249	10-11-96	Health Centers Consolidation Act
104-315	10-19-96	[Nursing Home Facility Resident Review]
104-316	10-19-96	General Accounting Office Act of 1996
104-327	10-19-96	Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,Technical Amendments
105-18	06-12-97	1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Diseases, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia
105-78	11-13-97	Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
105-89	11-19-97	Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
105-100	11-19-97	Title I District of Columbia Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1998
105-178	06-09-98	Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
105-200	07-16-98	Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998
105-206	07-22-98	Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
105-220	08-07-98	Workforce Investment Act of 1998
105-285	10-27-98	Community Opportunities Accountability, and Training, and Educational Services Act of 1998 or Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998
105-306	10-28-98	Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998
105-362	11-10-98	Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998
106-4	03-25-99	Nursing Home Resident Protection Amendments of 1999
106-31	05-21-99	1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
106-113	11-29-99	Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Appendix F)
106-129	12-06-99	Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
106-169	12-06-99	Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
106-170	12-17-99	Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
106-182	04-07-00	Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2000
106-246	07-13-00	[Division B - Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000]
106-279	10-06-00	Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000
106-314	10-17-00	Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000
106-354	10-24-00	Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000
106-398	10-30-00	Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
106-402	10-30-00	Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
106-417	11-01-00	Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000
106-553	12-21-00	[Federal Funding, Fiscal Year 2001]
106-554	12-21-00	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001
107-90	12-21-01	Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001
107-105	12-27-01	Administrative Simplification Compliances Act
107-121	01-15-02	Native American Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Technical Amendment Act of 2001
107-133	01-17-02	Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
107-147	03-09-02	Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002
107-188	06-12-02	Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
107-252	10-29-02	Help America Vote Act of 2002
107-314	12-02-02	Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
108-7	02-20-03	Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
108-11	04-16-03	Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act
108-27	05-28-03	Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
108-40	06-30-03	Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003
108-74	08-15-03	[State Children’s Health Insurance Program Allotments Extension]
108-89	10-01-03	[Temporary Assistance for Needy Families]
108-127	11-17-03	[Technical Corrections to Title XXI of the Social Security Act]
108-145	12-02-03	Adoption Promotion Act of 2003
108-173	12-08-03	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
108-199	01-23-04	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
108-203	03-02-04	Social Security Protection Act of 2004
108-210	03-31-04	Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004
108-262	06-30-04	TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004
108-265	06-30-04	Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
108-276	07-21-04	Project BioShield Act of 2004
108-295	08-09-04	SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004
108-308	09-30-04	Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
108-357	10-22-04	American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
108-446	12-03-04	Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
108-447	12-08-04	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
108-448	12-08-04	[SSAct Title XIX Amendments - Extension of Medicare Cost-Sharing]
108-458	12-17-04	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
109-4	03-25-05	Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2005
109-13	05-11-05	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, The Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
109-19	07-01-05	TANF Extension Act of 2005
109-68	09-21-05	TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005
109-91	10-21-05	QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act of 2005
109-113	11-22-05	Fair Access Foster Care Act of 2005
109-161	12-30-05	TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005
109-163	01-06-06	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
109-171	02-08-06	Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
109-239	07-03-06	Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Child Care Continuation Act of 2006
109-241	07-11-06	Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006
109-248	07-27-06	Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
109-250	07-27-06	Returned Americans Protection Act of 2006
109-280	08-17-06	Pension Protection Act of 2006
109-288	09-28-06	Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
109-417	12-19-06	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
109-432	12-20-06	Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
110-28	05-25-07	U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
110-48	07-18-07	[Extension of Transitional Medical Assistance through FY 07]
110-54	08-03-07	[SSAct Title XVIII, Amendment - Medicare Reciprocal Billing Arrangements]
110-90	09-29-07	TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007
110-92	09-29-07	[Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008]
110-157	12-26-07	Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007
110-161	12-26-07	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
110-173	12-29-07	Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
110-233	05-21-08	Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
110-234 - Repealed by section 4 of P.L. 110-246, effective May 22, 2008	05-22-08	Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
110-245	06-17-08	Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Act of 2008
110-246	06-18-08	Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
110-252	06-30-08	Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
110-275	07-15-08	Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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