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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agreement on Social Security Between
the United States and Japan; Entry Into
Force
AGENCY:
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Social Security Administration
(SSA).
ACTION:
Dated: January 13, 2006.
Jo Anne B. Barnhart,
Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. E6–758 Filed 1–23–06; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Notice.
[Public Notice 5280]
SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social
Security gives notice that an agreement
coordinating the United States (U.S.)
and Japanese social security programs
entered into force on October 1, 2005.
The agreement with Japan, which was
signed on February 19, 2004, is similar
to U.S. social security agreements
already in force with 20 other
countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Chile, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea
(South), Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Agreements of this type are authorized
by section 233 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 433).
Like the other agreements, the U.S.Japanese agreement eliminates dual
social security coverage—the situation
that exists when a worker from one
country works in the other country and
is covered under the social security
systems of both countries for the same
work. When dual coverage occurs, the
worker or the worker’s employer or both
may be required to pay social security
contributions to the two countries
simultaneously. Under the U.S.Japanese agreement, a worker who is
sent by an employer in one country to
work in the other country for 5 years or
less remains covered only by the
sending country. The agreement
includes additional rules that eliminate
dual U.S. and Japanese coverage in
other work situations.
The agreement also helps eliminate
situations where workers suffer a loss of
benefit rights because they have divided
their careers between the two countries.
Under the agreement, workers may
qualify for partial U.S. benefits or partial
Japanese benefits based on combined
(totalized) work credits from both
countries.
Individuals who wish to obtain copies
of the agreement or want more
information about its provisions may
write to the Social Security
Administration, Office of International
Programs, Post Office Box 17741,
Baltimore, MD 21235–7741 or visit the
Social Security Web site at https://
www.socialsecurity.gov/international.
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Title: Statement of Policy on J–1 Flight
Training Programs
Department of State.
Statement of policy.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Effective Date: This policy is
effective January 24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stanley S. Colvin, Director, Office of
Exchange Coordination and
Designation, U.S. Department of State,
SA–44, 301 4th St., SW., Room 734,
Washington, DC 20547. E-mail:
jexchanges@state.gov; FAX: 202–203–
5087.
SUMMARY: The Department hereby
announces its policy regarding flight
training programs, which are governed
by the Department’s Exchange Visitor
Program regulations appearing in 22
CFR part 62.
Since 1949 the Department has
designated private sector and
governmental entities to conduct
training programs for eligible foreign
nationals. For the past twenty years,
flight training activities have been
authorized and currently, eight
organizations facilitate the entry into the
United States of some 350 foreign
nationals yearly for the purpose of flight
training. Flight training programs
utilizing the J visa are regulated by the
Department under the authority of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, as amended
(Fulbright-Hays Act), 22 U.S.C. 2451 et
seq.; the Immigration and Naturalization
Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J); the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998, Public Law 105–277; as well as
other statutory enactments,
Reorganization Plans and Executive
Orders. Regulations dealing specifically
with flight training programs appear at
22 CFR 62.22(n). Certain flight training
programs also utilize the M visa, which
is regulated and administered by the
Department of Homeland Security’s U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS). Regulations governing the M
visa appear at 8 CFR 214.2(m).
The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (‘‘The
Uniting and Strengthening Act By
Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’’),
Public Law 107–56, mandated that the
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Department of State, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of
Education, and the Attorney General, all
take cognizance of and undertake
certain actions regarding flight training
programs. The Department of State has
determined that it does not have the
expertise and resources to fully monitor
flight training programs and insure their
compliance with the national security
concerns expressed in the Patriot Act.
Consequently, as a matter of policy, the
Department of State will henceforth not
designate any new J visa flight training
programs, nor will it permit currentlydesignated flight training programs to
expand their programs, pending a
determination as to which Federal
agency ultimately will be tasked with
the administering and monitoring of
such programs. Redesignation of
programs will continue as required by
existing regulations.
Dated: January 18, 2006.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Director, Office of Exchange Coordination,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6–821 Filed 1–23–06; 8:45 am]
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the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app 2 section 10(a)(2), the
Department of State announces a
meeting of the Arms Control and
Nonproliferation Advisory Board
(ACNAB) to take place on January 30,
2006, at the Department of State,
Washington, DC.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app 2 section 10(d) and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1), it has been determined that
this Board meeting will be closed to the
public in the interest of national defense
and foreign policy because the Board
will be reviewing and discussing
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the ACNAB is to provide the
Department with a continuing source of
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international security, and public
diplomacy. The Board will be briefed on
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agreement on Social Security Between the United States and Japan;
Entry Into Force
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social Security gives notice that an
agreement coordinating the United States (U.S.) and Japanese social
security programs entered into force on October 1, 2005. The agreement
with Japan, which was signed on February 19, 2004, is similar to U.S.
social security agreements already in force with 20 other countries--
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea (South), Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Agreements of this type are authorized by section 233 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 433).
Like the other agreements, the U.S.-Japanese agreement eliminates
dual social security coverage--the situation that exists when a worker
from one country works in the other country and is covered under the
social security systems of both countries for the same work. When dual
coverage occurs, the worker or the worker's employer or both may be
required to pay social security contributions to the two countries
simultaneously. Under the U.S.-Japanese agreement, a worker who is sent
by an employer in one country to work in the other country for 5 years
or less remains covered only by the sending country. The agreement
includes additional rules that eliminate dual U.S. and Japanese
coverage in other work situations.
The agreement also helps eliminate situations where workers suffer
a loss of benefit rights because they have divided their careers
between the two countries. Under the agreement, workers may qualify for
partial U.S. benefits or partial Japanese benefits based on combined
(totalized) work credits from both countries.
Individuals who wish to obtain copies of the agreement or want more
information about its provisions may write to the Social Security
Administration, Office of International Programs, Post Office Box
17741, Baltimore, MD 21235-7741 or visit the Social Security Web site
at https://www.socialsecurity.gov/international.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
Jo Anne B. Barnhart,
Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. E6-758 Filed 1-23-06; 8:45 am]
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