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). 
SEC. 3. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY 
PAYMENT. 
(a) OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
‘‘Last Payment of Monthly Insurance Benefit 
Terminated by Death 
‘‘(z) The amount of any individual’s monthly insur-
ance benefit under this section paid for the month in 
which the individual dies shall be an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), multiplied by 
‘‘(2) a fraction— 
‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the number 
of days in such month preceding the date of 
such individual’s death, and 
‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the num-
ber of days in such month, 
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower multiple 
of $1. This subsection shall apply with respect to such 
benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such 
benefit provided by this title have been made. Payment 
of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided 
in section 204(d).’’. 
(b) DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 223 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
‘‘Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death 
‘‘(k) The amount of any individual’s monthly benefit 
under this section paid for the month in which the indi-
vidual dies shall be an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), multiplied by 
‘‘(2) a fraction— 
‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the number 
of days in such month preceding the date of 
such individual’s death, and 
‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the num-
ber of days in such month, rounded, if not a 
multiple of $1, to the next lower multiple of $1, 
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower multiple 
of $1. This subsection shall apply with respect to such 
benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such 
benefit provided by this title have been made. Payment 
of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided 
in section 204(d).’’. 
(c) BENEFITS AT AGE 72 FOR CERTAIN UNINSURED 
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 228 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 428) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death 
‘‘(i) The amount of any individual’s monthly benefit 
under this section paid for the month in which the indi-
vidual dies shall be an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), multiplied by 
‘‘(2) a fraction— 
‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the number 
of days in such month preceding the date of 
such individual’s death, and 
‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the num-
ber of days in such month, rounded, if not a 
multiple of $1, to the next lower multiple of $1. 
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower multiple 
of $1. This subsection shall apply with respect to such 
benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such 
benefit provided by this title have been made. Payment 
of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided 
in section 204(d).’’. 
SEC. 4. 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: