[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2378 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2378

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum 
amount of the lump-sum death benefit and to allow for payment of such a 
 benefit, in the absence of an eligible surviving spouse or child, to 
   the legal representative of the estate of the deceased individual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2001

 Mr. Clement (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hart, Mr. Frank, 
 Mr. Bonior, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Honda, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Platts) 
 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 increase the maximum 
amount of the lump-sum death benefit and to allow for payment of such a 
 benefit, in the absence of an eligible surviving spouse or child, to 
   the legal representative of the estate of the deceased individual.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFIT AND ELIGIBILITY 
              OF LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTATE.

    Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$255'' and inserting ``$300'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``death.'' and inserting 
        ``death; or''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) if there is no person who qualifies for payment under 
        paragraph (1) or (2), or if such person dies before receiving 
        payment, to the legal representative of the estate of the 
        deceased individual, if any.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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