Suchergebnisse

Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- International Social Security Agreements -- Summary -- Introduction -- Main Purposes -- Eliminating Dual Social Security Taxation -- Filling Gaps in Social Security Coverage -- Other Goals -- Negotiation, Congressional Review, and Implementation -- Nature and Authority -- Legislative History of Section 233 of the Social Security Act -- Selection of Partner Countries -- Negotiation and Conclusion of Agreements -- Congressional Review of Agreements -- Implementation of Agreements -- Changes and Termination of Agreements -- Current Social Security Agreements -- Totalization Benefits -- Benefit Application Process -- Computation of Benefits -- Monitoring of Beneficiaries -- Effects of Agreements on Selected Provisions of the Social Security Act -- Waiver of the Alien Nonpayment Provision -- Legislative History of Payment Rules for Noncitizens -- Exemption from the Windfall Elimination Provision -- Application of a Work Test -- Qualification for Medicare Hospital Insurance -- Issues and Concerns -- Assessing Risks Associated with Future Agreements -- Determining Eligibility for Benefits under an Agreement -- Related Testimony by GAO and SSA in 2006 -- Status of SSA Initiatives in 2009 -- The Role of Congress -- Legislation in the 111th Congress -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Computation of the Social Security Primary Insurance Amount -- Appendix B. Exception Countries -- Social Insurance or Pension System Countries -- Treaty Obligation Countries -- Acknowledgments -- End Notes -- Social Security: Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States -- Introduction -- When You are "Outside the United States" -- What Happens to Your Right to Social Security Payments When You Are Outside the United States