[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6388 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6388

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $332 the 
             maximum amount of the lump-sum death benefit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi 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 to $332 the 
             maximum amount of the lump-sum death benefit.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Death Benefit 
Increase Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.

    Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i)) is 
amended by striking ``$255'' and inserting ``$332''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths 
occurring no earlier than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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