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disability allowance for such period of time as may be nec- essary to complete such repayment. 10. That Section 31-79, Code of the City of Ports- mouth~ Virginia~ 1973, be amended and reordained to read as follows: For the purpose of Section 31-63 and 31-65 of this Code, the amount of any member's primary Social Security benefit shall be established by the Board on the basis of (i) the member's actual Social Security wage credits as an ~mp!oyee, or as an employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia during a period of creditable service under tkis system, assuming that the member's wages in any calander year in which less than a full year of creditable service was accrued ~ere the same as in the first succeeding calendar year, if any, in which a full year of creditable service was acrued and ass~ing further, in the case of any member retiring under the provisions of Section 31-62 (c) of this Code, that his creditable compen- sation had continued to his date of retirement at the same rate as in effect at his date of termination of service, and (ii) the provisions of the Federal Social Secutiry Act as in effect at the date of retir~men~ of the m~_mber, and (iii) the assumption that the member had then attained the ag~ of sixty-five (65). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may in its discretion establish the amount of any member's primary Social Security benefit on the basis of his actual Social Security award in lieu of using the procedure described in the preceding sentence of this section. If a retired member does not qualify for or loses primary Social Security benefits to which he is entitled under the Federal Social Security Act because of his failure to m~ke application therefor, ~ntering into covered employment, or otherwise~ such primary social security benefits shall nevertheless be considered as being received by such beneficiary for the purposes of this Article. If in the determination of the amount of~ any retirement allow- ance payable under any of the provisions of this Article, it is necessary tP~t tke amount of an actual Social Security benefit be known, it shall be the responsibility of the beneficiary to supply such information to the Board on request~ if such information is not supplied when requested, the Board shall make any reasonable assumption it may deem proper as to the amount of such benefit° 11. That Section 31-149 (b)~ Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973~ be amended and reor~ained to read as follows: (b) Upon retirement as provided in subsection (c) of Section 31-t4~, a me~er shall receive an annual retir~ent -7-