SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF 
BENEFICIARY’S DEATH. 
(a) 
OLD-AGE
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the month preceding’’ in the matter 
following subparagraph (B). 
(b) WIFE’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(b)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending with the 
month’’ in the matter immediately following 
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘and ending with the 
month in which she dies or (if earlier) with the 
month’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
202(b)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(5)(B)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(E), (F), (H), or (J)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(E), (G), or (I)’’. 
(c) HUSBAND’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(c)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending with the 
month’’ in the matter immediately following
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘and ending with the 
month in which he dies or (if earlier) with the 
month’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), 
respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
202(c)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(5)(B)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(E), (F), (H), or (J)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(E), (G), or (I)’’, respectively. 
(d) 
CHILD’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and ending with the month’’ in 
the matter immediately preceding subparagraph (D) 
and inserting ‘‘and ending with the month in which 
such child dies or (if earlier) with the month’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘dies, or’’ in subparagraph (D). 
(e) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first 
month in which any of the following occurs: she remarries, 
dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (F) and in-
serting ‘‘ending with the month in which she dies or (if
earlier) with the month preceding the first month in which 
she remarries or’’. 
(f) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first 
month in which any of the following occurs: he remarries, 
dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (F) and in-
serting ‘‘ending with the month in which he dies or (if 
earlier) with the month preceding the first month in which 
he remarries’’. 
(g) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘with the month in which he or 
she dies or (if earlier)’’ after ‘‘and ending’’ in the 
matter following subparagraph (F); and 
(2) by striking ‘‘he or she remarries, or he or 
she dies’’ and inserting ‘‘or he or she remarries’’. 
(h) 
PARENT’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(h)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(h)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first 
month in which any of the following occurs: such parent 
dies, marries,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (E) 
and inserting ‘‘ending with the month in which such par-
ent dies or (if earlier) with the month preceding the first 
month in which such parent marries, or such parent’’. 
(i) DISABILITY
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
223(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding whichever 
of the following months is the earliest: the month in which 
he dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (D) and 
inserting the following: ‘‘ending with the month in which 
he dies or (if earlier) with the month preceding the earlier 
of’’ and by striking the comma after ‘‘216(l))’’. 
(j) BENEFITS AT AGE 72 FOR CERTAIN UNINSURED 
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 228(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
428(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the month preceding’’ in 
the matter following paragraph (4). 
(k) PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.—
(1) OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE BEN-
EFITS.—Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘Payment for Month of Beneficiary’s Death 
‘‘(z) Payment of an individual’s monthly insurance 
benefit under this section for the month in which the indi-
vidual dies shall be made as provided in section 204(d).’’.
(2) DISABILITY
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Sec-
tion 223 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘Payment for Month of Beneficiary’s Death 
‘‘(k) Payment of an individual’s monthly benefit 
under this section for the month in which the individual 
dies shall be made as provided in section 204(d).’’. 
(3) BENEFITS AT AGE 72 FOR CERTAIN UNIN-
SURED INDIVIDUALS.—Section 228 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 428) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘Payment for Month of Beneficiary’s Death 
‘‘(i) Payment of an individual’s monthly benefit under 
this section for the month in which the individual dies 
shall be made as provided in section 204(d).’’. 
SEC. 3. DISREGARD OF BENEFIT FOR MONTH OF DEATH 
UNDER FAMILY MAXIMUM PROVISIONS. 
Section 203(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
403(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, in applying the preceding provisions of this subsection 
(and determining maximum family benefits under column 
V of the table in or deemed to be in section 215(a) as 
in effect in December 1978) with respect to the month
in which the insured individual’s death occurs, the benefit 
payable to such individual for that month shall be dis-
regarded.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to deaths occurring after the month in which this 
Act is enacted.
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