20 CFR 404.1903
§ 404.1903 Negotiating totalization agreements.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.1903, § 404.1903 Negotiating totalization agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78895
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An agreement shall be negotiated with the national government of the foreign country for the entire country. However, agreements may only be negotiated with foreign countries that have a social security system of general application in effect. The system shall be considered to be in effect if it is collecting social security taxes or paying social security benefits.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.