42 U.S.C. § 427 : US Code - Section 427: Transitional insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors benefits

Search 42 U.S.C. § 427 : US Code - Section 427: Transitional insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors benefits

(a) Determination of entitlement to benefits under section 402(a)
to (c) of this title
In the case of any individual who attains the age of 72 before
1969 but who does not meet the requirements of section 414(a) of
this title, the 6 quarters of coverage referred to in paragraph (1)
of section 414(a) of this title shall, instead, be 3 quarters of
coverage for purposes of determining entitlement of such individual
to benefits under section 402(a) of this title, and of the spouse
to benefits under section 402(b) or section 402(c) of this title,
but, in the case of such spouse, only if he or she attains the age
of 72 before 1969 and only with respect to spouse's insurance
benefits under section 402(b) or section 402(c) of this title for
and after the month in which he or she attains such age. For each
month before the month in which any such individual meets the
requirements of section 414(a) of this title, the amount of the old-
age insurance benefit shall, notwithstanding the provisions of
section 402(a) of this title, be the larger of $64.40 or the amount
most recently established in lieu thereof under section 415(i) of
this title and the amount of the spouse's insurance benefit of the
spouse shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 402(b) or
section 402(c) of this title, be the larger of $32.20 or the amount
most recently established in lieu thereof under section 415(i) of
this title.
(b) Determination of entitlement to surviving spouse's benefits
under section 402(e) or (f) of this title
In the case of any individual who has died, who does not meet the
requirements of section 414(a) of this title, and whose surviving
spouse attains age 72 before 1969, the 6 quarters of coverage
referred to in paragraph (3) of section 414(a) of this title and in
paragraph (1) thereof shall, for purposes of determining the
entitlement to surviving spouse's insurance benefits under section
402(e) or section 402(f) of this title, instead be -
(1) 3 quarters of coverage if such surviving spouse attains the
age of 72 in or before 1966,
(2) 4 quarters of coverage if such surviving spouse attains the
age of 72 in 1967, or
(3) 5 quarters of coverage if such surviving spouse attains the
age of 72 in 1968.
The amount of the surviving spouse's insurance benefit for each
month shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 402(e) or
section 402(f) of this title (and section 402(m) (!1) of this
title), be the larger of $64.40 or the amount most recently
established in lieu thereof under section 415(i) of this title.
(c) Deceased individual entitled to benefits by reason of
subsection (a) deemed to meet requirements of subsection (b)
In the case of any individual who becomes, or upon filing
application therefor would become, entitled to benefits under
section 402(a) of this title by reason of the application of
subsection (a) of this section, who dies, and whose surviving
spouse attains the age of 72 before 1969, such deceased individual
shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this
section for purposes of determining entitlement of such surviving
spouse to surviving spouse's insurance benefits under section
402(e) or section 402(f) of this title.