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The Pendinq Social Security Totalization Agreement with Italy.
July 14, 1978. 7 pp.
Testimony before the HCuse Committee cn Wajs and Mveas: Social
Security Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human
desources Div.
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Orqanization Concerned: Department of Health, Education, and
We l f a re.
Conqressional Pelevance: House Committee cn Ways and Means:
Social Security Subcommittee.
Authority: Social Security Amenments of 1977.
A totalization agreemn3nt permits foreign workers and
certain U.S. workers to qualiiy for United States accial
security coveraqe with less than the required period of work. On
February 28, 1 78, the President sibmitted to the Ccngrezs the
totalization aqreement betwesn the United Statss and Italy. The
italian aqreement will provide limiteJ additicnal benefits for
most persons affected, and the Department of health, Education,
and Welfare's (IEWls) tenefit estimates of the kalance cf
payments qain Las increased substantially and appears to be
overstated. HEW estimates that 35,000 persons will ke eligible
for some amount of totalized benefits under the agreement;
however, according to HEW, only 200 perscns who are not
presentiC receiving benefits from either country will receive
social security benefits under the agreement. Most cf th*
persons receiving totalized benefits are expected tc reside in
the United States. If they are needy, such persons wculd
probably be eliqible for cash abbistarce under the Supplemental
Security Income program. The Secretary of HEW hat estiiated a
net annual qain in the U.S. balance oi paymeuts of $73 mil]ion
as a result of this agreement. This ircludes NEW'z calculation
of $12 million in annual benefit payments that Italy will make
to persons residinq in the United States; .his estimate apjears
overstated beceuse current wage data irstead of wage data
coverinq the period of time worked were used. 4BRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadyav0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)