CREDITABILITY OF ANNUAL TRAINING TOURS OF RESERVISTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000400060017-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: September 4, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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OGC 70-1535
4 September 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Support Assistant to the Deputy
Director for Support
SUBJECT: Creditability of Annual Training Tours of
Reservists for Social Security Purposes
1. The attached letter from HEW dated 16 July 1970 is correct
in all respects. However, it does not address itself to training tours
subsequent to 1 January 1957.
2. Section 217(a) refers to free social security credit for
military service during the so-called World War II service period and,
additionally, for the free credit during the subsequent period referred
to as post-World War II service. During these two periods active duty
of less than 90 days is not considered active service and, consequently,
social security credit is not available for the annual two-week training
tours.
3. Beginning 1 January 1957, active service required social
security contributions and, thus, social security credit. The law
specifically refers to active duty for training to be covered by social
security. Thus, since January of 1957, the annual two-week training '
tours of reservists have required social security contributions and is
creditable for social security purposes.
4. Let me caution you that there are many other aspects of the
Social Security Act which are not covered in this memorandum and there
should be no interpretations or applications of what is said above except
the principal point that current active duty tours are creditable for
social security purposes.
s/t/ John S. Warner
JOHN S. WARNER
-Deputy General Counsel
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COPY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE COPY
Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
8113 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, Md. 20910
July 16, 1970
Section 217 of the Social Security Act provides that a veteran may
receive free credit for social security purposes for active military
service for the period from September 16, 1940 through July 24, 1947,
WWII service; and from July 25, 1947 through December 31, 1956, post
WWII service, provided:
He was discharged or released from active service under
conditions other than dishonorable, either
a. after active service of 90 days or more or
b. after less than 90 days by reason of a
disability or injury incurred or aggravated
in service in line of duty.
If a veteran meets the above condition, he may receive wage credits at
the rate of $160.00 a month provided no Federal agency, other than the
Veterans Administration, uses the same service in either period in
determining that a periodic benefit is payable. However, if an individual
had covered military service after 1956, he may receive credit for any
service after 1950 and before 1957 even though he receives a payment
based in whole or in part from the following agencies: Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, or Public
Health Service.
A short period of active duty for training purposes limited to less
than 90 days is not considered active service within the meaning of
Sections 217(a) and (e) of the Social Security Act, and wage credits
may not be granted.
Sincerely yours,
s/t/ J. Straughan
(Mrs.) J. Straughan
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