# 20 CFR § 404.1904: Effective date of a totalization agreement

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 404.1904
- **Heading:** Effective date of a totalization agreement
- **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

Section 233 of the Social Security Act provides that a totalization agreement shall become effective on any date provided in the agreement if—
(a) The date occurs after the expiration of a period during which at least one House of Congress has been in session on each of 60 days following the date on which the agreement is transmitted to Congress by the President; and
(b) Neither House of Congress adopts a resolution of disapproval of the agreement within the 60-day period described in paragraph (a) of this section.
[49 FR 29775, July 24, 1984]

## 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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