,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjac ,ms4 
,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,s*w>tz1 ,mr4        
,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1    
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4          
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4         
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4
 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mrs4 ,capps1
 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4   
,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4     
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (        
,florida1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4   
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4     
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1  
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,lev91   
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1   
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,hahn1  

,mr4 ,f>r1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4
 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,l>son (
 ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 
,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4        
,israel1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1
 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,george ,mill] (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4       
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,engel1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1  
,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 ,doyle1 ,mr4         
,h9ojosa1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,pet]s 
( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan       
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4    
,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4
 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1  
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,al  
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4     

,grayson1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1
 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,neal1 &  
,mr4 ,fo/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii (
 ! ,social ,security ,act to provide =  
treatm5t ( p]man5t p>tn]%ips betwe5     
individuals ( ! same g5d] z m>riage =   
purposes ( det]m9+ entitlem5t to b5efits
 "u su* title4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,social ,security  
,equality ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,treatm5t (
 p]man5t p>tn]%ips "u title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #baf ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7m7  
,p]man5t p>tn]%ip  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( ?is title & "u regulations 
( ! ,commission] ( ,social ,security    
prescrib$ z requir$ "u p>agraph 7#c73   
7,a7 ,9 any case 9 :i* ! ,commission]   
det]m9es1 9 connection ) ! application  
by 7or on behalf (7 an individual = a   
b5efit "u ?is title1 t a curr5t or =m]  

m>riage betwe5 ! applicant & ano!r      
individual1 or betwe5 #b o!r            
individuals1 is a pr]equisite =         
entitlem5t ( ! applicant to su* b5efit &
 ! application designates1 = treatm5t z 
su* a m>riage = purposes ( su*          
application1 an arrangem5t betwe5 #b    
individuals ( ! same g5d]--  7i7 if !   
,commission] det]m9es t su* arrangem5t  
is 7or 07 a p]man5t p>tn]%ip )9 ! mean+ 
( p>agraph 7#b71 su* arrangem5t %all be 
treat$ = purposes ( ?is title z a       
m>riage ( su* individuals2 &  7ii7 ea*  
female p>ty to su* arrangem5t %all be   
treat$ z a wife ) respect to su*        
arrangem5t 7ref]5c+ ! o!r p>ty z su*    
individual's sp\se 9 connection ) su*   
arrangem5t7 & ea* male p>ty to su*      
arrangem5t %all be treat$ z a husb& )   
respect to su* arrangem5t 7ref]5c+ ! o!r
 p>ty z su* individual's sp\se 9        
connection ) su* arrangem5t74  7,b7 ,an 
arrangem5t betwe5 individuals ( ! same  
g5d] %all be treat$ z a =m] m>riage "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 9 connection ) an      

application = b5efits "u ?is title only 
if ! ,commission] det]m9es t su*        
arrangem5t has be5 dissolv$ "u ! laws ( 
! ,/ate ( domicile ( ! applicant4 ,9 any
 case 9 :i* ! ,commission] det]m9es t   
su* an arrangem5t has be5 s dissolv$--  
7i7 ! dissolution ( su* arrangem5t %all 
be treat$ z a divorce ) respect to su*  
arrangem5t2 &  7ii7 ea* female          
individual :o 0 a p>ty to su* arrangem5t
 %all be treat$ z a divorc$ wife )      
respect to su* arrangem5t 7ref]5c+ ! o!r
 p>ty z su* individual's divorc$ sp\se 9
 connection ) su* arrangem5t7 & ea* male
 individual :o 0 a p>ty to su*          
arrangem5t %all be treat$ z a divorc$   
husb& ) respect to su* arrangem5t       
7ref]5c+ ! o!r p>ty z ! applicant's     
divorc$ sp\se 9 connection ) su*        
arrangem5t74  7,c7 ,9 any case 9 :i* !  
,commission] det]m9es t1 aft] an        
individual entitl$ to a mon?ly insurance
 b5efit "u section #bjb became s        
entitl$1 su* individual & ano!r         
individual ( ! same g5d] h ent]$ into an

 arrangem5t t con/itutes a p]man5t      
p>tn]%ip1 su* arrangem5t %all be treat$ 
z a m>riage ( su* individuals = purposes
 ( any provision ( su* section provid+ =
 t]m9ation ( su* entitlem5t ^u m>riage  
or rem>riage4  7,d7 ,^u receipt by !    
,commission] ( an application by 7or on 
behalf (7 an individual = a b5efit "u   
?is title conta9+ c]tification by 7or on
 behalf (7 ! applicant1 submitt$ 9 su*  
=m & mann] z %all be prescrib$ 9 su*    
regulations1 t ! applicant is a /ep*ild 
or adopt$ *ild ( an individual :o is or 
0 a p>ty to an arrangem5t consi/+ ( a   
p]man5t p>tn]%ip1 if su* arrangem5t is  
treat$ z a m>riage "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
&1 "u ! laws ( ! domicile ( ! applicant1
 ! applicant is1 at ! "t ( su*          
application1 treat$ z a /ep*ild or      
adopt$ *ild ( su* p>ty to su*           
arrangem5t1 ! applicant %all be treat$ z
 su* a /ep*ild or adopt$ *ild ( su* p>ty
 7ref]5c+ su* p>ty z a p>5t ( !         
applicant74  7,e7 ,^u receipt by !      
,commission] ( an application by 7or on 

behalf (7 an individual = a b5efit "u   
?is title conta9+ c]tification by 7or on
 behalf (7 ! applicant1 submitt$ 9 su*  
=m & mann] z %all be prescrib$ 9 su*    
regulations1 t ! applicant is or 0 a    
p>ty to an arrangem5t consi/+ ( a       
p]man5t p>tn]%ip & t ! applicant is a   
p>5t ( an individual :o is a /ep*ild or 
adopt$ *ild ( ! applicant ) respect to  
su* arrangem5t1 if su* arrangem5t is    
treat$ z a m>riage "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
&1 "u ! laws ( ! domicile ( ! applicant1
 ! applicant is1 at ! "t ( su*          
application1 treat$ z a p>5t ( su*      
individual ) respect to su* arrangem5t1 
! applicant %all be treat$ z su* a p>5t 
( su* individual 7ref]5c+ su* individual
 z a /ep*ild or adopt$ *ild ( !         
applicant74  7#b7 ,= purposes ( ?is     
subsection1 ! t]m p]man5t p>tn]%ip      
means1 9 connection ) any individual1 a 
committ$1 intimate arrangem5t :i* is    
betwe5 su* individual & ano!r individual
 :o h bo? atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age & :i*   
has be5 recogniz$ & c]tifi$ z legally   

valid by ! ,/ate ( domicile ( !         
applicant1 9 any case 9 :i*--  7,a7 ea* 
su* individual int5ds a lifelong        
commitm5t to ! o!r2  7,b7 su*           
individuals are f9ancially int]dep5d5t2 
7,c7 su* individuals are unable to      
contract ) ea* o!r a m>riage cognizable 
"u ?is title 7o!r ?an z provid$ 9 ?is   
subsection72  7,d7 ea* su* individual is
 n a fir/1 second1 or ?ird degree blood 
relation ( ! o!r individual2 &  7,e7 ea*
 su* individual is nei!r m>ri$ 7)9 !    
mean+ ( ?is title o!r ?an z provid$ 9   
?is subsection7 to1 nor 9 a relation%ip 
describ$ 9 ! prec$+ provisions ( ?is    
p>agraph )1 any ?ird individual4  7#c7  
,! ,commission] %all prescribe su*      
regulations z are necess>y to c>ry out !
 provisions ( ?is subsection4 ,9        
prescrib+ su* regulations1 !            
,commission] %all take into acc\nt !    
laws ( ! ,/ate ( domicile ( an applicant
 = b5efits "u ?is title s z to ensure t 
su* provisions1 toge!r ) ! o!r          
provisions ( ?is title z appli$ 9       

accordance ) ?is subsection1 are        
appropriately coord9at$ ) ea* o!r & ) ! 
laws ( su* ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all
 apply ) respect to mon?ly insurance    
b5efits = mon?s aft] ,novemb] #bjac =   
:i* applications are fil$ aft] ,decemb] 
#ca1 #bjac1 & ) respect to lump-sum dea?
 paym5ts 9 connection ) dea?s occurr+   
aft] su* date4