42 USC § 1002 - Qualified individuals

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s1002"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 1002 - Qualified individuals"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1002"
section_name: "Qualified individuals"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VIII, § 802, as added Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(a), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1844.)"
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# § 1002. Qualified individuals

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, an individual—

**(1)** who has attained the age of 65 on or before December 14, 1999;

**(2)** who is a World War II veteran;

**(3)** who is eligible for a supplemental security income benefit under subchapter XVI for—

**(A)** the month in which this subchapter is enacted; and

**(B)** the month in which the individual files an application for benefits under this subchapter;

**(4)** whose total benefit income is less than 75 percent of the Federal benefit rate under subchapter XVI;

**(5)** who has filed an application for benefits under this subchapter; and

**(6)** who is in compliance with all requirements imposed by the Commissioner of Social Security under this subchapter,

shall be a qualified individual for purposes of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VIII, § 802, as added Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(a), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1844.)

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