lowed in connection with such purported permanent part-
nership.’’. 
SEC. 4. WIFE’S INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR PERMANENT 
PARTNERS. 
Section 202(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The wife (as 
defined in section 216(b)) and every divorced wife 
(as defined in section 216(d))’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
wife (as defined in section 216(b)), every divorced 
wife (as defined in section 216(d), the female perma-
nent partner (as defined in section 216(m)(2)), and 
every female former permanent partner (as defined 
in section 216(m)(4))’’, and by striking ‘‘such wife 
or such divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘such wife, 
such divorced wife, such permanent partner, or such 
former permanent partner’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘wife’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced wife’’, 
and by inserting ‘‘and is not in a permanent part-
nership’’ after ‘‘married’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1)(i), by striking ‘‘wife or di-
vorced wife’’ each place it appears and inserting 
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‘‘wife, divorced wife, permanent partner, or former 
permanent partner’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(ii), by striking ‘‘wife or di-
vorced wife’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘wife, divorced wife, permanent partner, or former 
permanent partner’’; 
(6) in paragraph (1)(G), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘wife’’, by inserting ‘‘or their 
permanent partnership has terminated’’ after ‘‘di-
vorced’’, by inserting ‘‘, or in a permanent partner-
ship with,’’ after ‘‘married to’’, and by inserting ‘‘or 
termination’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; 
(7) in paragraph (1)(H), by inserting ‘‘or a 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced wife’’, by 
striking ‘‘she marries’’ and inserting ‘‘she marries, 
or enters into a permanent partnership with,’’; 
(8) in paragraph (1)(I), by striking ‘‘wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘wife or permanent partner’’; 
(9) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘her husband 
(or, in the case of a divorced wife, her former hus-
band)’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual referred to in 
paragraph (1)’’; 
(10) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or former 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced wife’’, by insert-
ing ‘‘or enters into a permanent partnership’’ after 
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‘‘marries’’, by striking ‘‘such divorced wife’s entitle-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘the entitlement of such di-
vorced wife or former permanent partner’’, and by 
inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘mar-
riage’’; and 
(11) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced wife’’ 
each place it appears. 
SEC. 5. HUSBAND’S INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR PERMA-
NENT PARTNERS. 
Section 202(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The husband 
(as defined in section 216(f)) and every divorced 
husband (as defined in section 216(d))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The husband (as defined in section 216(f)), 
every divorced husband (as defined in section 
216(d), the male permanent partner (as defined in 
section 216(m)(2)), and every male former perma-
nent partner (as defined in section 216(m)(4))’’, and 
by striking ‘‘such husband or such divorced hus-
band’’ and inserting ‘‘such husband, such divorced 
husband, such permanent partner, or such former 
permanent partner’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘husband’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced hus-
band’’, and by inserting ‘‘and is not in a permanent 
partnership’’ after ‘‘married’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1)(i), by striking ‘‘husband or 
divorced husband’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘husband, divorced husband, permanent partner, 
or former permanent partner’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(ii), by striking ‘‘husband 
or divorced husband’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘husband, divorced husband, permanent 
partner, or former permanent partner’’; 
(6) in paragraph (1)(G), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘husband’’, by inserting ‘‘or 
their permanent partnership has terminated’’ after 
‘‘divorced’’, by inserting ‘‘, or in a permanent part-
nership with,’’ after ‘‘married to’’, and by inserting 
‘‘or termination’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; 
(7) in paragraph (1)(H), by inserting ‘‘or a 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced hus-
band’’, by striking ‘‘he marries’’ and inserting ‘‘he 
marries, or enters into a permanent partnership 
with,’’; 
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(8) in paragraph (1)(I), by striking ‘‘husband’’ 
and inserting ‘‘husband or permanent partner’’; 
(9) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his wife (or, 
in the case of a divorced husband, his former wife)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the individual referred to in para-
graph (1)’’; 
(10) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or former 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced husband’’, by 
inserting ‘‘or enters into a permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marries’’, by striking ‘‘such divorced hus-
band’s entitlement’’ and inserting ‘‘the entitlement 
of such divorced husband or former permanent part-
ner’’, and by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’; and 
(11) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced hus-
band’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 6. WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING 
PERMANENT PARTNERS. 
Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The widow 
(as defined in section 216(c)) and every surviving di-
vorced wife (as defined in section 216(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The widow (as defined in section 216(c)), 
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the female surviving permanent partner (as defined 
in section 216(m)(3)), every surviving divorced wife 
(as defined in section 216(d)), and every female sur-
viving former permanent partner (as defined in sec-
tion 216(m)(5))’’, and by striking ‘‘such widow or 
such surviving divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
widow, such surviving permanent partner, such sur-
viving divorced wife, or such surviving former per-
manent partner’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and is 
not in a permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘married’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘moth-
er’s insurance benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘parent’s in-
surance benefits’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘she’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such widow, sur-
viving permanent partner, surviving divorced wife, or 
surviving former permanent partner’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘she’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such widow, sur-
viving permanent partner, surviving divorced wife, or 
surviving former permanent partner’’, and by strik-
ing ‘‘her waiting period (as defined in paragraph 
(5))’’ and inserting ‘‘the waiting period (as defined 
in paragraph (5)) of such widow, surviving perma-
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nent partner, surviving divorced wife, or surviving 
former permanent partner’’; 
(6) in the matter following paragraph (1)(F), 
by striking ‘‘she’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘such widow, surviving permanent partner, surviving 
divorced wife, or surviving former permanent part-
ner’’, and by striking ‘‘her disability’’ and inserting 
‘‘the disability of such widow, surviving permanent 
partner, surviving divorced wife, or surviving former 
permanent partner’’; 
(7) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘the 
widow or surviving divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
widow, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced wife, or surviving former permanent part-
ner’’; 
(8) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘widow or 
surviving divorced wife’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘widow, surviving permanent partner, sur-
viving divorced wife, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’; 
(9) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘widow or 
surviving divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, sur-
viving permanent partner, surviving divorced wife, or 
surviving former permanent partner’’, by inserting 
‘‘or enters into a permanent partnership’’ after 
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‘‘marries’’, and by striking ‘‘before such marriage 
occurred’’ and inserting ‘‘before such marriage oc-
curred or the commencement of such permanent 
partnership’’; 
(10) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a dis-
abled widow or disabled surviving divorced wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a widow, surviving permanent partner, 
surviving divorced wife, or surviving former perma-
nent partner who is disabled as’’; 
(11) in the matter following subparagraph (B) 
in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or permanent part-
nership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
(12) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘any widow 
or surviving divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
widow, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced wife, or surviving former permanent part-
ner’’; and 
(13) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘widow or 
surviving divorced wife’’ in subparagraph (A) and in-
serting ‘‘widow, surviving permanent partner, sur-
viving divorced wife, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’, and by striking ‘‘widow or surviving di-
vorced wife’’ in subparagraph (B) and inserting 
‘‘widow, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
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vorced wife, or surviving former permanent part-
ner’’. 
SEC. 7. WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING 
PERMANENT PARTNERS. 
Section 202(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The widower 
(as defined in section 216(g) and every surviving di-
vorced husband (as defined in section 216(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The widower (as defined in section 
216(g)), the male surviving permanent partner (as 
defined in section 216(m)(3)), every surviving di-
vorced husband (as defined in section 216(d)), and 
every male surviving former permanent partner (as 
defined in section 216(m)(5))’’, and by striking 
‘‘such widower or such surviving divorced husband’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such widower, such surviving perma-
nent partner, such surviving divorced husband, or 
such surviving former permanent partner’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and is 
not in a permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘married’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘fa-
ther’s insurance benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘parent’s 
insurance benefits’’; 
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(4) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘he’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such widower, sur-
viving permanent partner, surviving divorced hus-
band, or surviving former permanent partner’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘he’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such widower, sur-
viving permanent partner, surviving divorced hus-
band, or surviving former permanent partner’’, and 
by striking ‘‘his waiting period (as defined in para-
graph (5))’’ and inserting ‘‘the waiting period (as 
defined in paragraph (5)) of such widower, surviving 
permanent partner, surviving divorced husband, or 
surviving former permanent partner’’; 
(6) in the matter following paragraph (1)(F), 
by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘such widower, surviving permanent partner, sur-
viving divorced husband, or surviving former perma-
nent partner’’, and by striking ‘‘his disability’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the disability of such widower, surviving 
permanent partner, surviving divorced husband, or 
surviving former permanent partner’’; 
(7) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘the 
widower or surviving divorced husband’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the widower, surviving permanent partner, sur-
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viving divorced husband, or surviving former perma-
nent partner’’; 
(8) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘widower 
or surviving divorced husband’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘widower, surviving permanent part-
ner, surviving divorced husband, or surviving former 
permanent partner’’; 
(9) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘widower 
or surviving divorced husband’’ and inserting ‘‘wid-
ower, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced husband, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’, by inserting ‘‘or enters into a permanent 
partnership’’ after ‘‘marries’’, and by striking ‘‘be-
fore such marriage occurred’’ and inserting ‘‘before 
such marriage occurred or the commencement of 
such permanent partnership’’; 
(10) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a dis-
abled widower or disabled surviving divorced hus-
band’’ and inserting ‘‘a widower, surviving perma-
nent partner, surviving divorced husband, or sur-
viving former permanent partner who is disabled 
as’’; 
(11) in the matter following subparagraph (B) 
in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or permanent part-
nership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’; 
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(12) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘any widower 
or surviving divorced husband’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
widower, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced husband, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’; and 
(13) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘widower or 
surviving divorced husband’’ in subparagraph (A) 
and inserting ‘‘widower, surviving permanent part-
ner, surviving divorced husband, or surviving former 
permanent partner’’, and by striking ‘‘widower or 
surviving divorced husband’’ in subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ‘‘widower, surviving permanent part-
ner, surviving divorced husband, or surviving former 
permanent partner’’. 
SEC. 8. MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS 
FOR SURVIVING PERMANENT PARTNERS. 
Section 202(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The surviving spouse and 
every surviving divorced parent (as defined in 
section 216(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘The surviving 
spouse or surviving permanent partner and 
every surviving divorced parent (as defined in 
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section 216(d)(7)) or surviving former perma-
nent partner parent (as defined in section 
216(m)(6))’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such surviving spouse or 
surviving divorced parent’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
surviving spouse, surviving permanent partner, 
surviving divorced parent, or surviving former 
permanent partner parent’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘surviving 
spouse’s insurance benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘widow’s 
insurance benefit or widower’s insurance benefit’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(F), ‘‘or surviving former 
permanent partner parent’’ after ‘‘surviving divorced 
parent’’; 
(4) in the matter in paragraph (1) following 
subparagraph (F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such surviving spouse or 
surviving divorced parent’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
surviving spouse, surviving permanent partner, 
surviving divorced parent, or surviving former 
permanent partner parent’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘surviving spouse’s insur-
ance benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘widow’s insurance 
benefit or widower’s insurance benefit’’; and 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘or surviving former per-
manent partner parent’’ after ‘‘surviving di-
vorced parent’’ each place it appears in the last 
sentence; and 
(5) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘surviving spouse or sur-
viving divorced parent’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving 
spouse, surviving permanent partner, surviving 
divorced parent, or surviving former permanent 
partner parent’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or enters into a perma-
nent partnership’’ after ‘‘marries’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘such surviving spouse or 
surviving divorced parent’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
surviving spouse, surviving permanent partner, 
surviving divorced parent, or surviving former 
permanent partner parent’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’. 
SEC. 9. LUMP SUM DEATH PAYMENTS FOR SURVIVING PER-
MANENT PARTNERS. 
Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(i)) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘widow or 
widower’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, widower, or sur-
viving permanent partner’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘widow (as 
defined in section 216(c)) or widower (as defined in 
section 216(g))’’ and inserting ‘‘widow (as defined in 
section 216(c)), widower (as defined in section 
216(g)), or surviving permanent partner (as defined 
in section 216(m)(3))’’. 
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.— 
(1) Section 202(j)(4)(B)(i) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(j)(4)(B)(i)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘widow, surviving divorced 
wife, or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, wid-
ower, surviving permanent partner, surviving 
divorced spouse, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘disabled widow or wid-
ower or disabled surviving divorced wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘disabled widow, widower, or surviving 
permanent partner or disabled surviving di-
vorced spouse or surviving former permanent 
partner’’. 
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(2) Section 202(q)(5)(D) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(q)(5)(D)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a child of his or her de-
ceased spouse (or deceased former spouse)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a child of his or her deceased spouse 
or deceased permanent partner (or deceased 
former spouse or deceased former permanent 
partner)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘his or her deceased 
spouse’s (or deceased former spouse’s) wages 
and self-employment income’’ and inserting 
‘‘the wages and self-employment income of his 
or her deceased spouse or deceased permanent 
partner (or deceased former spouse or deceased 
former permanent partner)’’. 
(3) Section 202(t)(11)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(t)(11)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘spousal relationship’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘spousal or per-
manent partnership relationship’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a wife, a husband, a 
widow, a widower, a divorced wife, a divorced 
husband, a surviving divorced wife, a surviving 
divorced husband, a surviving divorced mother, 
a surviving divorced father’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
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wife, a husband, a permanent partner, a widow, 
a widower, a surviving permanent partner, a di-
vorced wife, a divorced husband, a former per-
manent partner, a surviving divorced wife, a 
surviving divorced husband, a surviving former 
permanent partner, a surviving divorced moth-
er, a surviving divorced father, a surviving 
former permanent partner parent’’. 
(4) Section 203(a)(3)(C) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(a)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘a divorced 
spouse’’ and by inserting ‘‘surviving former perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘a surviving divorced spouse’’. 
(5) Section 203(a)(3)(D) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(a)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘a spouse’’ and by inserting 
‘‘or surviving permanent partner’’ after ‘‘a sur-
viving spouse’’. 
(6) Section 203(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
403(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 
‘‘or former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced 
spouse’’; 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii)(I) if such person is such a divorced spouse, 
such person has been divorced for not less than 2 
years, or (II) if such person is such a former perma-
nent partner, the permanent partnership has been 
terminated for not less than 2 years,’’; 
(C) in the matter in subparagraph (A) fol-
lowing clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or former per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘such divorced spouse’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced 
spouse’’ and by inserting ‘‘or the date of the 
termination of the permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘the date of the divorce’’. 
(7) Section 203(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
403(c)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘wife or 
husband’’ and inserting ‘‘wife, husband, or per-
manent partner’’, by striking ‘‘his or her 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘the insured individual’’, 
and by striking ‘‘such spouse’’ and inserting 
‘‘such individual’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘widow 
or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, widower, or 
surviving permanent partner’’, and by inserting 
‘‘or deceased permanent partner’’ after ‘‘de-
ceased spouse’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or sur-
viving former permanent partner parent’’ after 
‘‘surviving divorced mother or father’’, and by 
inserting ‘‘or deceased former permanent part-
ner’’ after ‘‘deceased former spouse’’; and 
(D) in the matter following paragraph (4), 
by striking ‘‘widow, surviving divorced wife, 
widower, or surviving divorced husband’’ and 
inserting ‘‘widow, widower, surviving permanent 
partner, surviving divorced wife, surviving di-
vorced husband, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’. 
(8) Section 203(d)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 
wife, divorced wife, husband, divorced husband, or 
child’’ and inserting ‘‘a wife, husband, permanent 
partner, divorced wife, divorced husband, former 
permanent partner, or child’’. 
(9) Section 203(d)(1)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(d)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
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former permanent partner’’ after ‘‘divorced spouse’’ 
each place it appears. 
(10) Paragraphs (1) and (7) of section 203(f) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)) are amended by in-
serting ‘‘and former permanent partners’’ after ‘‘di-
vorced spouses’’ each place it appears. 
(11) Paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 204(d) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 404(d)) are amended by in-
serting ‘‘or surviving permanent partner’’ after ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’ each place it appears. 
(12) Section 205(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘wife, divorced 
wife, widow, surviving divorced wife, surviving di-
vorced mother, surviving divorced father, husband, 
divorced husband, widower, surviving divorced hus-
band, child, or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘wife, hus-
band, permanent partner, divorced wife, divorced 
husband, former permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced wife, surviving divorced husband, surviving 
divorced parent, surviving former permanent partner 
parent, child, or parent’’. 
(13) Section 205(c)(1)(C) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 205(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘an in-
dividual’s spouse, surviving divorced wife, surviving 
divorced husband, surviving divorced mother, sur-
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viving divorced father, child, or parent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an individual’s spouse, permanent partner, sur-
viving divorced wife, surviving divorced husband, 
surviving former permanent partner, surviving di-
vorced parent, surviving former permanent partner 
parent, child, or parent’’. 
(14) Section 205(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘the wife or hus-
band’’ in clause (B) and inserting ‘‘the wife, hus-
band, or permanent partner’’. 
(15) Section 205(q)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(q)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, widower, or surviving 
permanent partner’’. 
(16) Section 208(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
408(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent part-
ner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’. 
(17) Section 209(a)(14)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 409(a)(14)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘plans)’’ and inserting ‘‘plans), or which would be 
excluded from the gross income of such employee’s 
permanent partner if an exclusion under such sec-
tion with respect to a taxpayer’s permanent partner 
were allowable under such section’’. 
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(18) Section 210(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 410(a)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘his spouse or son or 
daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘his spouse, perma-
nent partner, son, or daughter’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) the employer is a surviving spouse, a sur-
viving permanent partner, a divorced individual, or 
a former permanent partner and has not, since the 
death of his or her spouse or permanent partner or 
the termination of his or her marriage or permanent 
partnership, married or entered into a permanent 
partnership, or the employer has a spouse or perma-
nent partner living in the home who has a mental 
or physical condition which results in an incapability 
of such spouse or permanent partner of caring for 
a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter (referred 
to in clause (ii)) for at least 4 continuous weeks in 
the calendar quarter in which the service is ren-
dered, and’’. 
(19) Section 211(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
411(a)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner (as defined in section 
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216(m)(2))’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘business’’ before ‘‘partner’s’’ and ‘‘partner’’ 
each place they appear, and by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner (as so defined)’’ after ‘‘the 
spouse’’. 
(20) Section 216(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
416(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
in a permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘married’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
prior permanent partner’’ after ‘‘prior wife’’ the 
first place it appears, and by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partnership with the prior permanent 
partner’’ after ‘‘marriage to the prior wife’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the 
prior wife’s institutionalization’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘the institutionalization 
of the prior wife or prior permanent partner’’, 
by inserting ‘‘or terminated the permanent 
partnership with the prior permanent parter’’ 
after ‘‘would have divorced the prior wife’’, and 
by inserting ‘‘or termination’’ after ‘‘such di-
vorce’’, 
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(D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
prior permanent partner’’ after ‘‘prior wife’’, 
and by striking ‘‘her death’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
death of such prior wife or prior permanent 
partner’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘the 
prior wife’s death’’ and inserting ‘‘the death of 
the prior wife or prior permanent partner’’. 
(21) Section 216(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
416(k)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1) or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (g)(1), or subparagraph (F) 
of subsection (m)(3)’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or the permanent part-
ner surviving an individual,’’ after ‘‘surviving 
spouse of an individual’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or have been in a perma-
nent partnership with such individual’’ after 
‘‘have been married to such individual’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘widow or widower, and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘widow, widower, or surviving 
permanent partner,’’; 
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(F) by inserting after ‘‘such individual’s 
child,’’ the following: ‘‘and the requirement of 
subparagraph (E) of subsection (m)(3) that a 
child of an individual or such individual’s per-
manent partner have been living with the mem-
ber of the permanent partnership who is not 
the child’s parent for not less than 1 year im-
mediately preceding the day on which such indi-
vidual’s permanent partner died in order for 
such individual to qualify as the surviving per-
manent partner of the deceased permanent 
partner’’; 
(G) by striking ‘‘applicable nine-month pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable period’’; 
(H) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
marriage involved’’ and inserting ‘‘the com-
mencement of the marriage or permanent part-
nership involved’’, and by striking ‘‘nine 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable period’’; 
(I) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘in 
the case of the first requirement referred to in 
this subsection,’’ after ‘‘(2)(A)’’, by inserting ‘‘, 
or the surviving permanent partner of such in-
dividual had been previously a member of a per-
manent partnership with such individual and 
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such permanent partnership had subsequently 
been terminated,’’ after ‘‘and subsequently di-
vorced’’, by inserting ‘‘or the termination of 
such permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘at the time 
of such divorce’’, by inserting ‘‘or previous per-
manent partnership’’ after ‘‘previous marriage’’, 
by inserting ‘‘or (in the case of a permanent 
partnership) other termination’’ after ‘‘by di-
vorce’’, and by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(J) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘in 
the case of the second requirement referred to 
in this subsection,’’ after ‘‘(B)’’, by inserting 
‘‘or during a previous permanent partnership 
between such stepchild’s parent and such indi-
vidual which ended in the termination of such 
permanent partnership,’’ after ‘‘divorce’’ the 
first place it appears, by inserting ‘‘or termi-
nation’’ after ‘‘divorce’’ the second place it ap-
pears, by inserting ‘‘or previous permanent 
partnership’’ after ‘‘previous marriage’’ the sec-
ond place it appears, by inserting ‘‘or (in the 
case of a permanent partnership) other termi-
nation’’ after ‘‘by divorce’’, and by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
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(K) by inserting after paragraph (2)(B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) in the case of the third requirement re-
ferred to in this subsection, the child of either mem-
ber of the permanent partnership had been living 
with the other member of such permanent partner-
ship during a previously terminated permanent part-
nership between both such members and such re-
quirement would have been satisfied at the time of 
the termination if such previous permanent partner-
ship had been terminated by the death of the de-
ceased permanent partner;’’; and 
(L) in the matter in subsection (k) fol-
lowing paragraph (2)(C) (as added by subpara-
graph (K)), by striking ‘‘marriage involved’’ 
and inserting ‘‘marriage or permanent partner-
ship involved’’, and by striking ‘‘nine months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the applicable period’’. 
(22) Section 225(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
425(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘widow or surviving 
divorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘widow, surviving per-
manent partner, surviving divorced wife, or surviving 
former permanent partner’’, and by striking ‘‘wid-
ower or surviving divorced husband’’ and inserting 
‘‘widower, surviving permanent partner, surviving di-
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vorced husband, or surviving former permanent 
partner’’. 
(23) Section 226(b)(2)(A)(iii) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 426(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(as a surviving spouse or surviving divorced 
spouse)’’ after ‘‘section 202(f)’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE OF 1986.— 
(1) Section 1402(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to distribution of net earn-
ings from self-employment between spouses) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner (as defined in section 
216(m)(2) of the Social Security Act)’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ the first place it appears, and by in-
serting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’ 
each other place it appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘business’’ before ‘‘partner’s’’ and ‘‘partner’’ 
each place they appear, and by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner (as so defined)’’ after ‘‘the 
spouse’’. 
(2) Section 3121(a)(17) of such Code (relating 
to exclusion from wages of benefits received from 
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group legal services plans) is amended by striking 
‘‘plans)’’ and inserting ‘‘plans), or which would be 
excluded from the gross income of such employee’s 
permanent partner (as defined in section 216(m)(2) 
of the Social Security Act) if an exclusion under 
such section with respect to a taxpayer’s permanent 
partner were allowable under such section’’. 
(3) Section 3121(b)(3)(B) of such Code (relat-
ing to exclusion from employment of service in the 
employ of mother, father, spouse, son, or daughter) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘his spouse or son or 
daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘his spouse, perma-
nent partner, son, or daughter’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) the employer is a surviving spouse, a 
surviving permanent partner (as defined in sec-
tion 216(m)(3) of the Social Security Act), a di-
vorced individual, or a former permanent part-
ner (as defined in section 216(m)(4) of such 
Act) and has not, since the death of his or her 
spouse or permanent partner (as defined in sec-
tion 216(m)(2) of such Act) or the termination 
of his or her marriage or permanent partner-
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ship (as defined in section 216(m)(1) of such 
Act), married or entered into a permanent part-
nership, or the employer has a spouse or per-
manent partner living in the home who has a 
mental or physical condition which results in an 
incapability of such spouse or permanent part-
ner of caring for a son, daughter, stepson, or 
stepdaughter (referred to in clause (ii)) for at 
least 4 continuous weeks in the calendar quar-
ter in which the service is rendered, and’’. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to benefits for which applications are filed after 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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