20 CFR — Employees' Benefits
Appendix VII to Subpart C of Part 404—“Old-Law” Contribution and Benefit Base
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- 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits, Appendix VII to Subpart C of Part 404—“Old-Law” Contribution and Benefit Base, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78204
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Explanation: We use these figures to determine the earnings needed for a year of coverage for years after 1978 (see § 404.261 and appendix IV). This is the contribution and benefit base that would have been effective under the Social Security Act without the enactment of the 1977 amendments.
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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.