View all text of Subchapter VIII [§ 1001 - § 1013]
§ 1001. Basic entitlement to benefits
Every individual who is a qualified individual under section 1002 of this title shall, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, be entitled to a monthly benefit paid by the Commissioner of Social Security for each month after September 2000 (or such earlier month, if the Commissioner determines is administratively feasible) the individual resides outside the United States.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VIII, § 801, as added Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(a), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1844.)