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PUBLIC LAW 98-21—APR. 20, 1983 97 STAT. 109 (B) subsections (c) (as amended by section 309(g) of this Act) and (f) of section 203; (C) subsection (f) of section 215; (D) subsections (h) and (i) of section 216; and (E) section 223(a); and (2) by striking out "age sixty-five" in section 203(c) (as amended by section 309(g) of this Act) and inserting in lieu thereof "retirement age (as defined in section 216(1))"; and (3) by striking out "age of sixty-five" in section 223(a) and inserting in lieu thereof "retirement age (as defined in section 216(1))". (d) The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study and analy- sis of the implications of the changes made by this section in retirement age in the case of those individuals (affected by such changes) who, because they are engaged in physically demanding employment or because they are unable to extend their working careers for health reasons, may not benefit from improvements in longevity. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress no later than January 1,1986, a full report on the study and analysis. Such report shall include any recommendations for legislative changes, includ- ing recommendations with respect to the provision of protection against the risks associated with early retirement due to health considerations, which the Secretary finds necessary or desirable as a result of the findings contained in this study. TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL PROVISIONS PART A—EUMINATION OF GENDER-BASED DISTINCTIONS 42 use 403. 42 use 415. 42 use 416. 42 use 423. 42 use 403. 42 use 423. Implications of changes, study and analysis. 42 use 416 note. Report to eongress. DIVORCED HUSBANDS SEC. 301. (a)(1) Section 202(c)(1) of the Social Security Act is 42 use 402. amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting "and every divorced husband (as defined in section 216(d))" before "of an individual" and by inserting "or such divorced husband" after "if such husband". (2) Section 202(c)(1) of such Act is further amended— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: "(C) in the case of a divorced husband, is not married, and"; and (C) by striking out the matter following subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be entitled to a husband's insurance benefit for each month, beginning with— "(i) in the case of a husband or divorced husband (as so defined) of an individual who is entitled to an old-age insurance benefit, if such husband or divorced husband has attained age 65, the first month in which he meets the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), or "(ii) in the case of a husband or divorced husband (as so defined) of— "(I) an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits, if such husband or divorced husband has not attained age 65, or