(B) in paragraph (1)(F)(ii), by striking
‘‘(I) in the period specified in paragraph (4)
and (II)’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and by re-
designating paragraphs (5) through (9) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii) (as redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘whichever’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘begins’’ and inserting ‘‘the first
day of the seventeenth month before the month
in which her application is filed’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 202(e)(1)(F)(i) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by
striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’.
(B) Section 202(e)(1)(C)(ii)(III) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(C)(ii)(III)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (7)’’.
(C) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘paragraph (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(6)’’.
(D) Section 226(e)(1)(A)(i) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 426(e)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by
striking ‘‘202(e)(4),’’.
(b) WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(f) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking
‘‘which began before the end of the period spec-
ified in paragraph (5)’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(F)(ii), by striking
‘‘(I) in the period specified in paragraph (5)
and (II)’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (5) and by re-
designating paragraphs (6) through (9) as
paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) (as redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘whichever’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘begins’’ and inserting ‘‘the first
day of the seventeenth month before the month
in which his application is filed’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 202(f)(1)(F)(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(f)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(5)’’.
(B) Section 202(f)(1)(C)(ii)(III) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(C)(ii)(III)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (7)’’.
(C) Section 226(e)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (as
amended by subsection (a)(2)) is further
amended by striking ‘‘202(f)(1)(B)(ii), and
202(f)(5)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘and
202(f)(1)(B)(ii)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits for months
after November 2002.
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM TWO-YEAR WAITING PERIOD FOR
DIVORCED SPOUSE’S BENEFITS UPON OTHER
SPOUSE’S REMARRIAGE.
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(b)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The criterion for entitlement under
clause (ii) shall be deemed met upon the remarriage of
the insured individual to someone other than the applicant
during the 2-year period referred to in such clause.’’.
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(c)(5)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(5)(A)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The criterion for entitlement under clause (ii) shall be
deemed met upon the remarriage of the insured individual
to someone other than the applicant during the 2-year pe-
riod referred to in such clause.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO EXEMPTION OF
INSURED INDIVIDUAL’S DIVORCED SPOUSE FROM EARN-
INGS TEST AS APPLIED TO THE INSURED INDIVIDUAL.—
Section 
203(b)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
403(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The requirement under such clause
(ii) shall be deemed met upon the remarriage of the indi-
vidual referred to in paragraph (1), to someone other than
the divorced spouse referred to in such clause, during the
2-year period referred to in such clause.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits for months
after November 2002.
SEC. 5. MONTHS ENDING AFTER DECEASED INDIVIDUAL’S
DEATH DISREGARDED IN APPLYING EARLY
RETIREMENT RULES WITH RESPECT TO DE-
CEASED INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF LIM-
ITATION ON WIDOW’S AND WIDOWER’S BENE-
FITS.
(a) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(e)(2)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(e)(2)(D)(i)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘applica-
ble,’’ the following: ‘‘except that, in applying paragraph
(7) of subsection (q) for purposes of this clause, any
month ending with or after the date of the death of such
deceased individual shall be deemed to be excluded under
such paragraph (in addition to months otherwise excluded
under such paragraph),’’.
(b) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(f)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(3)(D)(i))
is amended by inserting after ‘‘applicable,’’ the following:
‘‘except that, in applying paragraph (7) of subsection (q)
for purposes of this clause, any month ending with or after
the date of the death of such deceased individual shall be
deemed to be excluded under such paragraph (in addition
to months otherwise excluded under such paragraph),’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits for months
after November 2002.
SEC. 6. MAINTENANCE OF MEDICAID ELIBILITY FOR CUR-
RENT BENEFICIARIES.
Section 1634 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1383c) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) An eligible widow or widower (described in
paragraph (2)) who is entitled to a widow’s or widower’s