; and (B) obtain from such individual information which may be used by the State agency in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility for such benefits would be required by reason of section 1917(c). (2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make the information obtained under paragraph (1)(B) available, on request, to any State agency administering a State plan approved under title XIX. . 5. Repeal of marriage penalty (a) In general Section 1611(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2) ) is amended by striking payable at the rate of and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting payable— (A) for calendar years 1974 through 2017, at the rate of $2,628 (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 1617); and (B) for calendar year 2018 and any calendar year thereafter, at twice the rate applicable for such calendar year under paragraph (1) for an individual who does not have an eligible spouse, reduced by the amount of income, not excluded pursuant to section 1612(b), of such individual and spouse. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1617(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(1) ) is amended by striking subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (b)(1), and (b)(2) and inserting subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A) . 6. Clarifying the treatment of certain state tax credits Title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382a ) is amended— (1) in section 1612(b)(19), by striking and any payment and all that follows through credit) and inserting and any refund of State income taxes made to such individual (or such spouse) by reason of a State earned income tax credit (as defined by the Secretary) ; and (2) in section 1613(a)(11)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , and any refund of State income taxes made to such individual (or such spouse) by reason of a State child tax credit (as defined by the Secretary) before the semicolon