42 U.S.C. § 414 : US Code - Section 414: Insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors insurance benefits

Search 42 U.S.C. § 414 : US Code - Section 414: Insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors insurance benefits

For the purposes of this subchapter -
(a) "Fully insured individual" defined
The term "fully insured individual" means any individual who had
not less than -
(1) one quarter of coverage (whenever acquired) for each
calendar year elapsing after 1950 (or, if later, the year in
which he attained age 21) and before the year in which he died or
(if earlier) the year in which he attained age 62, except that in
no case shall an individual be a fully insured individual unless
he has at least 6 quarters of coverage; or
(2) 40 quarters of coverage; or
(3) in the case of an individual who died before 1951, 6
quarters of coverage;
not counting as an elapsed year for purposes of paragraph (1) any
year any part of which was included in a period of disability (as
defined in section 416(i) of this title), and who satisfies the
criterion specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) "Currently insured individual" defined
The term "currently insured individual" means any individual who
had not less than six quarters of coverage during the thirteen-
quarter period ending with (1) the quarter in which he died, (2)
the quarter in which he became entitled to old-age insurance
benefits, (3) the quarter in which he became entitled to primary
insurance benefits under this subchapter as in effect prior to
August 28, 1950, or (4) in the case of any individual entitled to
disability insurance benefits, the quarter in which he most
recently became entitled to disability insurance benefits, not
counting as part of such thirteen-quarter period any quarter any
part of which was included in a period of disability unless such
quarter was a quarter of coverage, and who satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Criterion described
For purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the
criterion specified in this subsection is that the individual, if
not a United States citizen or national -
(1) has been assigned a social security account number that
was, at the time of assignment, or at any later time, consistent
with the requirements of subclause (I) or (III) of section
405(c)(2)(B)(i) of this title; or
(2) at the time any such quarters of coverage are earned -
(A) is described in subparagraph (B) or (D) of section
1101(a)(15) of title 8,
(B) is lawfully admitted temporarily to the United States for
business (in the case of an individual described in such
subparagraph (B)) or the performance as a crewman (in the case
of an individual described in such subparagraph (D)), and
(C) the business engaged in or service as a crewman performed
is within the scope of the terms of such individual's admission
to the United States.