[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1444 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1444

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of 
           a benefit for the month of the recipient's death.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

 Mr. Clement introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of 
           a benefit for the month of the recipient's death.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF RECIPIENT'S DEATH.

    (a) In General.--
            (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)(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)''.
            (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)(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)''.
            (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(b)(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).
    (b) Computation of Last Monthly Payment.--
            (1) Old-age and survivors insurance benefits.--Section 202 
        of such 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

    ``(y) The amount of any individual's monthly insurance 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 number 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).''.
            (2) 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

    ``(j) The amount of any individual's monthly 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 number 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).''.
            (3) 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) The amount of any individual's monthly 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 (determined before 
        application of 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 number 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).''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths 
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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