Proposed Provision: D3. Allow divorced aged spouses and divorced surviving spouses married 5 to 9 years to get benefits based on the former spouse's account. Divorced aged and surviving spouses would receive 50% of the applicable current-law PIA percentage if married 5 years, 60% of the applicable PIA percentage if married 6 years, ..., 90% of the applicable PIA percentage if married 9 years. This benefit would be available to divorced spouses on the rolls at the beginning of 2026 and those becoming eligible after 2025.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2024188188
2025171171
2026152152
2027134134
2028117117
2029101100
20308484
20316868
20325352
20333736
20342221
203576
2036-9-10
2037-26-27
2038-43-44
2039-60-62
2040-78-80
2041-96-98
2042-115-117
2043-135-137
2044-154-156
2045-174-176
2046-194-197
2047-215-217
2048-235-238
2049-256-259
2050-277-280
2051-299-301
2052-320-323
2053-342-345
2054-364-367
2055-386-389
2056-409-412
2057-431-435
2058-455-458
2059-478-482
2060-502-506
2061-527-531
2062-553-556
2063-579-582
2064-605-609
2065-632-636
2066-660-664
2067-688-692
2068-716-720
2069-745-749
2070-774-778
2071-803-808
2072-834-838
2073-864-869
2074-895-900
2075-927-932
2076-960-964
2077-993-998
2078-1027-1032
2079-1062-1067
2080-1098-1103
2081-1134-1140
2082-1172-1177
2083-1209-1215
2084-1248-1254
2085-1287-1293
2086-1327-1333
2087-1368-1374
2088-1409-1415
2089-1450-1456
2090-1491-1497
2091-1532-1538
2092-1573-1579
2093-1612-1619
2094-1651-1657
2095-1689-1696
2096-1727-1734
2097-1764-1771
2098-1801-1808
2099-1838-1845
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