# 20 CFR § 404.1903: Negotiating totalization agreements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1903

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 404.1903
- **Heading:** Negotiating totalization agreements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) > Subpart T—Totalization Agreements > General Provisions

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 404.1901 § 404.1901 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1901.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1902 § 404.1902 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1902.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1903 § 404.1903 Negotiating totalization agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1903.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1904 § 404.1904 Effective date of a totalization agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1904.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1905 § 404.1905 Termination of agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1905.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1908 § 404.1908 Crediting foreign periods of coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1908.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1910 § 404.1910 Person qualifies under more than one totalization agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1910.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1911 § 404.1911 Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1911.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1913 § 404.1913 Precluding dual coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1913.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1914 § 404.1914 Certificate of coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1914.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1915 § 404.1915 Payment of contributions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1915.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1918 § 404.1918 How benefits are computed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1918.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1919 § 404.1919 How benefits are recomputed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1919.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1920 § 404.1920 Supplementing the U.S. benefit if the total amount of the combined benefits is less than the U.S. minimum benefit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1920.md)

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