In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Accountability Office 
Improvement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN RECORDS.

    (a) Authority To Obtain Records.--Section 716 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting after the section heading the following:
    ``(a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such 
agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge his 
duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), 
including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In 
reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize 
the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding 
sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to 
law.''.
    (b) Interviews.--Section 716(a) of title 31, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended in the second sentence of 
paragraph (2) by inserting ``and interview agency officers and 
employees'' after ``agency record''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTERING OATHS.

    Section 711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) administer oaths to witnesses, except that, in 
        matters other than auditing and settling accounts, the 
        authority of an officer or employee to administer oaths to 
        witnesses pursuant to a delegation under paragraph (2) shall 
        not be available without the prior express approval of the 
        Comptroller General (or a designee).''.

SEC. 4. ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    (a) Access to Certain Information.--Subchapter II of chapter 7 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 721. Access to certain information
    ``(a) No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under part C or D of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act.
    ``(b) No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the 
Comptroller General to obtain any information, to inspect any record, 
or to interview any officer or employee under section 716 of this 
title, including with respect to any information concerning any method 
or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.
    ``(c) No provision of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
Act of 1976 and the amendments made by that Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or the Federal 
Trade Commission for purposes of pre-merger review under section 7A of 
the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a).
    ``(d)(1) The Comptroller General shall prescribe such policies and 
procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure 
proprietary or trade secret information obtained consistent with this 
section.
    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
            ``(A) to alter or amend the prohibitions against the 
        disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information 
        prohibited by section 1905 of title 18 and other applicable 
        laws; or
            ``(B) to affect the applicability of section 716(e) of this 
        title, including the protections against unauthorized 
        disclosure contained in that section, to information obtained 
        consistent with this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 720 the following:

``721. Access to certain information.''.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.

    Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(1) the 
        following:
            ``(D) for agencies subject to sections 901 to 903 and other 
        agencies designated by the Comptroller General, an assessment 
        of their overall degree of cooperation in making personnel 
        available for interview, providing written answers to 
        questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller 
        General under section 711, granting access to records, 
        providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting 
        recommendations in reports and responding to such other matters 
        as the Comptroller General deems appropriate.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (5) in subsection (c)(3), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'', and
            (6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
            ``(4) as soon as practicable when an agency does not, 
        within a reasonable time, respond to a request by the 
        Comptroller General regarding any matter described in 
        subsection (b)(1)(D).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
Example Output: Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; (2) interview agency officers and employees to get information about agency duties, powers, activities, organization, and financial transactions; and (3) administer oaths to witnesses (currently, the Comptroller General may administer oaths to witnesses when auditing and settling accounts).

Requires the Comptroller General to prescribe such policies and procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure proprietary or trade secret information obtained under this Act.

Declares that no provision of the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to obtain information, inspect records, or interview specified agency officers or employees, including with respect to: (1) information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Social Security Act; (2) information concerning any method or process protected as a trade secret; and (3) information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for purposes of pre-merger review under the Clayton Act. Declares that this Act shall not be construed to: (1) alter or amend the prohibitions against the disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information; and (2) affect the applicability of requirements governing the availability of agency information to information obtained.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report annually on the cooperation of agencies subject to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and other agencies designated by the Comptroller General in making personnel available for interviews, providing written answers to questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller General, granting access to records, providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting report recommendations, and responding to such matters as the Comptroller General deems appropriate; and (2) report to Congress when agencies do not respond to requests regarding such matters.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adolescent Web Awareness Requires 
Education Act'' or the ``AWARE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Internet is an invaluable tool that is critical to 
        the ability of the Nation to compete in a global economy. The 
        Internet provides instant access to research and boundless 
        information and connects individuals around the world.
            (2) About 93 percent of youth ages 12 through 17 years use 
        online services regularly and nearly 45 percent of children 
        ages 3 to 11 years will use the Internet on a monthly basis in 
        2009. Eighty-nine percent of teens have a profile on social 
        networking sites. Eighty percent of teens ages 13 through 17 
        years use cell phones, most of which have built-in cameras.
            (3) Bullying in schools can take many forms, including 
        sending insulting, threatening, or offensive messages via 
        Internet sites, email, instant messaging, cell phone text 
        messaging, telephone, or any other electronic messaging system.
            (4) In a recent survey, 1 in 5 teenagers stated that they 
        had used their cell phones to send explicit photos of 
        themselves to a peer, a practice commonly known as ``sexting''. 
        In most States, such conduct can subject young adults to felony 
        child pornography charges and the potential punishment of 
        registering as a sex offender.
            (5) The Internet has facilitated the growth of a 
        multibillion dollar global market for child pornography, far 
        exceeding the capacity of law enforcement to respond at the 
        Federal, State, and local level.
            (6) Internet safety education, coupled with technology 
        tools, is the most effective way to resolve and prevent these 
        crimes and other dangers committed on the Internet and in other 
        new media.
            (7) According to an empirical study of 1,379 fourth grade 
        students in Virginia, the first State to mandate Internet 
        safety education in its schools, the students improved their 
        responses to 8 of 10 Internet safety scenarios after completing 
        an Internet safety education program, with the greatest 
        improvement in uncomfortable content and cyberbullying.
            (8) The enactment of the Children's Internet Protection Act 
        (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-336) mandated that schools 
        implement Internet safety policies and technology protection 
        measures in order to receive discounts to obtain affordable 
        telecommunications and Internet access. Most schools have now 
        developed acceptable use policies and have implemented 
        filtering and other technology-based solutions to help protect 
        children.
            (9) However, less than 25 percent of educators feel 
        comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from 
        online predators, bullies, and identity thieves, according to a 
        recent study by the National Cyber Security Alliance and 
        Educational Technology Policy, Research, and Outreach. The same 
        study found that 90 percent of educators have received less 
        than 6 hours of professional development on issues related to 
        online security in the past year. As a result, many students 
        receive little or no education on safe and responsible use of 
        the Internet and other new media.
            (10) The widespread use of the Internet, cell phones, 
        interactive gaming, and other electronic communication devices 
        by children both inside and outside of schools suggests that 
        acceptable use policies and filtering alone cannot resolve 
        Internet safety concerns and that a greater focus on education 
        would be beneficial.
            (11) In a national poll on children's health, parents 
        ranked Internet safety fifth among their top health concerns 
        for children. Yet according to a Common Sense Media poll 
        conducted in 2006, almost 90 percent of parents say that they 
        lack the knowledge about how to protect their children online. 
        For this reason, educating parents about Internet safety is key 
        to empowering them to understand actual risks and to take an 
        active role in protecting their children.
            (12) The problem of online harassment, or cyberbullying, of 
        youth by other youths is widespread and results in a range of 
        children's experiences from minor irritation to severe 
        emotional harm. The Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that 
        online harassment tends to begin in third and fourth grade, 
        peaks in seventh and eighth grade, and continues in reduced 
        amounts throughout high school, college, and professional 
        school.
            (13) Gang members increasingly are using the Internet as a 
        recruitment tool to entice would-be members and as an 
        intimidation tool to threaten rival gangs. Gang members use the 
        Internet, in particular, to promote their message.
            (14) More research is needed in several areas of youth 
        online safety, including--
                    (A) the prevention of minor-to-minor solicitation 
                and other inappropriate use of the Internet;
                    (B) the prevention of the creation of problematic 
                content by youths;
                    (C) the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
                transgender youth and youth with disabilities that may 
                be particularly vulnerable;
                    (D) the interplay between socioeconomic class and 
                risk factors;
                    (E) the role that pervasive digital image and video 
                capture devices play in harassment of youth by other 
                youth and youth production of problematic content;
                    (F) the intersection of different mobile and 
                Internet-based technologies; and
                    (G) the online activities of registered sex 
                offenders.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) facilitate research and identify best practices in 
        Internet safety education for youth, parents, and education 
        officials; and
            (2) establish a competitive grant program for State 
        education agencies, local educational agencies, and nonprofit 
        organizations to institute best practices relating to Internet 
        education and the research-based recommendations derived from 
        the study conducted under this Act.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e)(1), the Attorney 
        General, after consultation with the Secretary of Education and 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall make grants 
        to eligible entities to carry out an Internet safety education 
        program.
            (2) Period.--A grant under this section shall be for a 2-
        year period.
    (b) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Attorney General, which 
shall include--
            (1) a description of the partnership arrangements, if any, 
        of the eligible entity relating to the activities to be carried 
        out with the grant;
            (2) a description of the measurable goals of the eligible 
        entity relating to the activities to be carried out with the 
        grant;
            (3) a description of how the Internet safety education 
        program of the eligible entity shall achieve the measurable 
        goals described in paragraph (2);
            (4) a description of the plan of the eligible entity to 
        continue to implement the Internet safety education program 
        after the grant under this section ends;
            (5) a description of how funds under the grant may be used 
        and coordinated with Internet safety education programs being 
        carried out on the date of enactment of this Act or other 
        Internet safety education programs established with grants 
        under this section;
            (6) a description of the target audience under the proposed 
        Internet safety education program;
            (7) a certification that the eligible entity enforces the 
        operation of technology protection measures under section 
        254(h)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        254(h)(5)) if the eligible entity provides Internet access to 
        minors; and
            (8) any other information or assurances required by the 
        Attorney General.
    (c) Prioritization.--In making grants under this section, the 
Attorney General shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
            (1) identifies and targets at-risk children;
            (2) works in partnership with the private sector, law 
        enforcement, the philanthropic community, the media, 
        researchers, social services organizations, or other community-
        based groups;
            (3) provides Internet safety education programs at no cost 
        to students or schools;
            (4) accommodates different languages and language 
        proficiencies;
            (5) accommodates differing levels of technological 
        sophistication; or
            (6) has a viable plan to sustain the Internet safety 
        education program after the grant program ends.
    (d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity may use a grant under this 
section to--
            (1) identify, develop, and implement Internet safety 
        education programs, including educational technology, 
        multimedia and interactive applications, online resources, and 
        lesson plans;
            (2) provide professional training to elementary and 
        secondary school teachers, administrators, and other staff on 
        Internet safety and new media literacy;
            (3) educate parents about teaching their children how to 
        use the Internet and new media safely and responsibly and help 
        parents identify and protect their children from risks relating 
        to use of the Internet and new media;
            (4) develop online risk prevention programs for children;
            (5) train and support peer-driven Internet safety education 
        initiatives;
            (6) coordinate and fund research initiatives that 
        investigate online risks to children and Internet safety 
        education; or
            (7) develop and implement public education campaigns to 
        promote awareness of online risks to children and Internet 
        safety education.
    (e) Grant Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Before making grants under this section, 
        and not later than 1 month after the date on which the study 
        under paragraph (3)(A) is completed, the applicable agency 
        heads, in consultation with education groups, internet safety 
        groups, and other relevant experts in the field of new media 
        and child safety, shall issue detailed guidance for the grant 
        program under this section.
            (2) Contents of guidance.--The grant guidance shall be 
        implemented by the Attorney General in accordance with best 
        practices relating to Internet education and the research-based 
        recommendations derived from the study conducted under 
        paragraph (3)(A).
            (3) Internet safety research.--
                    (A) Initial research.--The Attorney General shall 
                enter into contracts with 1 or more private companies, 
                government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to 
                complete a study, not later than 6 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, regarding--
                            (i) the nature, prevalence, and quality of 
                        Internet safety education programs and any 
                        evidence-based research conducted relating to 
                        the programs;
                            (ii) findings regarding which children are 
                        most at risk;
                            (iii) gaps in Internet safety education and 
                        youth online risk research; and
                            (iv) any other area determined appropriate 
                        by the Attorney General.
                    (B) Additional research.--Subject to the 
                availability of appropriations, the Attorney General 
                shall enter into contracts with private companies, 
                government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to 
                conduct additional research regarding the issues 
                described in subparagraph (A). Any research conducted 
                under this subparagraph shall be included in the 
                reports under subsection (g)(3).
    (f) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall provide 
technical assistance to eligible entities that receive a grant under 
this section, which may include maintaining a Web site to facilitate 
outreach and communication among the eligible entities that receive a 
grant under this section.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General 
        and make public an annual report regarding the activities 
        carried out using funds made available under the grant, which 
        shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the eligible entity 
                implemented the Internet safety education program 
                carried out with the grant;
                    (B) a detailed description of the audience reached;
                    (C) an analysis of whether and to what degree the 
                goals for the Internet safety education program were 
                met;
                    (D) an analysis of the challenges, if any, that 
                interfered with achieving the goals described in 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (E) plans for future Internet safety programs; and
                    (F) an accounting of the funds used.
            (2) Compilation of annual reports for revised grant 
        guidance.--The Attorney General shall--
                    (A) review the report under paragraph (1) submitted 
                by each eligible entity that receives a grant under 
                this section during the first fiscal year for which 
                grants under this section are made; and
                    (B) not later than 6 months after the date on which 
                all reports described in subparagraph (A) are 
                submitted, modify, as appropriate, the grant guidance 
                based on the reports after consultation with the 
                Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services.
            (3) Reports to congress.--Not later than 27 months after 
        the date on which the Attorney General makes the first grant 
        under this section, and annually thereafter, the applicable 
        agency heads shall submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section, which shall include--
                    (A) a compilation of the information and findings 
                of the annual reports submitted under paragraph (1);
                    (B) the findings and conclusions of the applicable 
                agency heads, including findings and conclusions 
                relating to the effectiveness of Internet safety 
                education programs carried out using a grant under this 
                section; and
                    (C) best practices identified by the applicable 
                agency heads relating to Internet safety education.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Attorney General to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
            (2) Limitation.--Of amounts made available to carry out 
        this section, not more than 5 percent shall be available to 
        carry out subsections (e), (f), and (g)(2).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Applicable agency heads.--The term ``applicable agency 
        heads'' means the Attorney General, after consultation with the 
        Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a partnership between a State educational 
                agency and 1 or more local educational agencies (as 
                those terms are defined in section 9101 of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 7801)) of the State;
                    (B) a local educational agency;
                    (C) a nonprofit organization; or
                    (D) a consortium of elementary schools or secondary 
                schools (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of 
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 7801)) collaborating with an entity described in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
            (3) Grant guidance.--The term ``grant guidance'' means the 
        grant guidance issued under section 3(e)(1).
            (4) Internet safety education program.--The term ``Internet 
        safety education program'' means an age-appropriate, research-
        based program that encourages safe and responsible use of the 
        Internet, promotes an informed, critical understanding of 
        Internet dangers, and educates children, parents, and 
        communities about how to prevent or respond to problems or 
        dangers related to the Internet or new media.
            (5) New media.--The term ``new media''--
                    (A) means emerging digital, computerized, or 
                networked information and communication technologies 
                that often have interactive capabilities; and
                    (B) includes email, instant messaging, text 
                messaging, Web sites, blogs, interactive gaming, social 
                media, cell phones, and mobile devices.
            (6) Nonprofit.--The term ``nonprofit'' means an 
        organization that is described in section 501(c) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
        501(a) of that Code.
Example Output: Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act or the AWARE Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), partnerships between states and LEAs, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of elementary and secondary schools that collaborate with such entities to carry out an age-appropriate, research-based Internet safety education program that encourages safe and responsible Internet use.

Requires such program to educate children, parents, and communities about how to prevent or respond to problems or dangers related to the Internet or new media.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) enter into contracts with one or more private companies, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to complete a study on Internet safety; and (2) provide technical assistance to grant recipients.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.

    (a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--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)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first 
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly 
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1, 
to the next higher 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.
    ``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for 
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance 
with section 204(d).''.
    (b) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 423) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
        subsection:

             ``Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death

    ``(j)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first 
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly 
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1, 
to the next higher 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.
    ``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for 
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance 
with 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 subsection:

             ``Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death

    ``(i)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first 
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly 
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined 
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1, 
to the next higher 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.
    ``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for 
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance 
with section 204(d).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments Regarding Payment of Benefits for Month 
of Recipient's Death.--
            (1) 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).
            (2) Wife's insurance benefits.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 202(b)(1) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 402(b)(1)) is amended--
                            (i) 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'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
                        through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), 
                        respectively.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(b)(4)(B) of 
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(4)(B)) is amended by 
                striking ``(E), (F), (H), or (J)'' and inserting ``(E), 
                (G), or (I)''.
            (3) Husband's insurance benefits.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 202(c)(1) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 402(c)(1)) is amended--
                            (i) 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'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
                        through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), 
                        respectively.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(c)(4)(B) of 
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(B)) is amended by 
                striking ``(E), (F), (H), or (J)'' and inserting ``(E), 
                (G), or (I)''.
            (4) Child's insurance benefits.--Section 202(d)(1) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) by striking ``dies, or'' in subparagraph (D).
            (5) 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 inserting ``ending with the 
        month in which she dies or (if earlier) with the month 
        preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs: 
        she remarries, or''.
            (6) 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 inserting ``ending with the month in which 
        he dies or (if earlier) with the month preceding the first 
        month in which any of the following occurs: he remarries,''.
            (7) Mother's and father's insurance benefits.--Section 
        202(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``with the month in which he or 
                she dies or (if earlier)'' after ``and ending'' in the 
                matter following subparagraph (F); and
                    (B) by striking ``he or she remarries, or he or she 
                dies'' and inserting ``or he or she remarries''.
            (8) 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 parent dies or (if earlier) with the month 
        preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs: 
        such parent marries,''.
            (9) 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 
        whichever of the following months is the earliest:''.
            (10) 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).
            (11) Exemption from maximum benefit cap.--Section 203 of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 403 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:

                  ``Exemption From Maximum Benefit Cap

    ``(m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
application of this section shall be made without regard to any benefit 
of an individual under section 202, 223, or 228 for the month in which 
such individual dies.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.

    Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by striking 
        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)'';
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ''(i)'';
            (4) by striking ``three times'' and all that follows 
        through ``smaller,'' and inserting ``the applicable dollar 
        amount for the calendar year in which the death occurs 
        (determined under paragraph (2))''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), the 
applicable dollar amount for any calendar year is $970.
    ``(B) In each calendar year after 2005, the Commissioner of Social 
Security shall determine and publish in the Federal Register, on or 
before November 1 of such calendar year, the applicable dollar amount 
for the next calendar year. Such dollar amount shall be equal to the 
product derived by multiplying--
            ``(i) $970, by
            ``(ii) the ratio of--
                    ``(I) the national average wage index (as defined 
                in section 209(k)(1)) for the calendar year before the 
                calendar year in which the determination is made, to
                    ``(II) the national average wage index (as so 
                defined) for calendar year 2004.
If such product is not a multiple of $5.00, such product shall be 
rounded to the next higher multiple of $5.00 in any case in which such 
product is a multiple of $2.50 but not of $5.00, and to the nearest 
multiple of $5.00 in any other case.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths 
occurring after 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Example Output:
Social Security Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount; and (2) provide for an increase in lump-sum death payments.