A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that Federal assistance to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam under the AFDC, child welfare, and social services programs shall be furnished on the same basis (under the same formula and without specific dollar ceilings) as in the case of other States, and to amend section 228 of such Act to extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam the program of special benefits at age 72 for certain uninsured individuals.

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Amends the Social Security Act to extend Federal assistance to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Child Welfare, Medicaid, and Social Services programs on the same basis as in the case of other States. Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) to extend to such territories the program of special benefits at age 72 for certain uninsured individuals.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 1979

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