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[H.R. 5284 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5284

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six


                                 An Act


 
  To require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the 
social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or 
                 other materials of the Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Claiming Age Clarity Act''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO SOCIAL SECURITY TERMINOLOGY.
    Not later than the later of the date that is 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act or January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall ensure that, in any rules, regulation, guidance, 
or other materials of the Social Security Administration, whether 
online or in print--
        (1) the term ``early eligibility age'' is replaced with the 
    term ``minimum monthly benefit age'';
        (2) the terms ``full retirement age'' and ``normal retirement 
    age'' are replaced with the term ``standard monthly benefit age''; 
    and
        (3) the term ``delayed retirement credit'' shall not be used 
    and any reference to age 70 as the maximum age up to which delayed 
    retirement credits can be received shall be replaced with the term 
    ``maximum monthly benefit age''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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