text: SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF RECIPIENT'S DEATH.
  
      (a) 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).
      (b) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--
              (1) In general.--Section 202(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
          402(b)(1)) is amended--
                      (A) 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'';
                      (B) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                      (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) 
                  as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively.
              (2) 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)''.
      (c) Husband's Insurance Benefits.--
              (1) In general.--Section 202(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
          402(c)(1)) is amended--
                      (A) 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'';
                      (B) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                      (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) 
                  as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively.
              (2) 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)''.
      (d) Child's Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(d)(1) of such Act (42 
  U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
              (1) 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
              (2) by striking ``dies, or'' in subparagraph (D).
      (e) 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''.
      (f) 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,''.
      (g) Mother's and Father's Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(g)(1) of 
  such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)(1)) is amended--
              (1) by inserting ``with the month in which he or she dies 
          or (if earlier)'' after ``and ending'' in the matter following 
          subparagraph (F); and
              (2) by striking ``he or she remarries, or he or she dies'' 
          and inserting ``or he or she remarries''.
      (h) 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,''.
      (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 whichever of the following months is the earliest:''.
      (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. 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
  
      ``(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).''.
      (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
  
      ``(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).''.
      (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) 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).''.
  
  SEC. 3. 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.
target: Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month in which he or she dies.
feat_title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.