Social Security : The Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Officials and employees.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Social security.

Marriage.

Civil service--Pensions.

Civil service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 05-RL-32453a in the 2005 issue.

Provides background on social security Government pension offset, under which the social security spousal benefits of certain retired Federal, State, and local government employees are reduced by two-thirds of the value of their Government pensions. Explains rationale for, and reviews legislative history of, the Government pension offset. Examines who is affected by the offset, summarizes major issues, and reviews GPO "last day rule."

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Social Security

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