,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,ms4  
,haal& 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 
,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1  
,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 & ,ms4     
,scanlon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii (
 ! ,social ,security ,act to provide =  
equal treatm5t ( individuals 9 same-sex 
m>riages1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,an?ony 
,gonzales ,equality = ,survivors        
7,,ages7 ,act4  #b4 ,det]m9ation ( valid
 m>riage "u ! ,social ,security ,act    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section                   
#baf7;h77#a77;,a77i7 ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#daf7;h77#a77;,a77i77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
is domicil$ & all t foll[s ?r\gh !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ins]t+ & su*    

applicant 7 m>ri$ 7or1 if su* insur$    
individual & su* applicant 7 n m>ri$ 9  
any ,/ate b 7 validly m>ri$ 9 ano!r     
jurisdiction1 ! c\rts ( any ,/ate74  7b7
 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 section %all apply to all f9al         
det]m9ations ( family /atus made aft]   
,june #bf1 #bjac4  #c4 ,alt]native me?od
 ( meet+ n9e-mon? requirem5t = wid[s1   
/ep*ildr51 or wid[]s 9 c]ta9 cases      
,section #baf7k7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7k77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 ! section head+1 by /rik+ 9 ,case
 ( ,accid5tal ,dea? or 9 ,case (        
,s]viceman ,dy+ 9 ,l9e ( ,duty1 or 9    
,case ( ,rem>riage to ! ,same           
,individual & ins]t+ 9 c]ta9 cases2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ or at !  
end2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by add+
 or at ! end2  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft]      
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 7,a7 9 !  
case ( a wid[ or wid[] ( su* individual 
^: m>riage to su* individual w\ld n h   
be5 treat$ z a m>riage = purposes (     
,f$]al law prior to ,june #bf1 #bjac1   

su* wid[ or wid[]-- 7i7 became ! wife or
 husb& ( su* individual 7or 0 deem$ to  
be ! wife or husb& ( su* individual "u  
subsection 7h77#a77;,a77ii77-- 7,i7 if  
su* wid[ or wid[] is domicil$ 9 a ,/ate 
t recogniz$ same-sex m>riages z ( ,june 
#bf1 #bjac1 dur+ ! #i-mon? p]iod beg9n+ 
) ,june #bf1 #bjac2 &  7,,ii7 if su*    
wid[ or wid[] is domicil$ 9 any o!r     
,/ate-- 7aa7 dur+ ! #i-mon? p]iod beg9n+
 ) ,june #bf1 #bjac2 or  7bb7 dur+ !    
#i-mon? p]iod beg9n+ ) ,june #bf1 #bjae1
 or if e>li]1 ! fir/ date on :i* su*    
,/ate recogniz$ same-sex m>riages2 &    
7ii7 provides a sworn affidavit t ! wid[
 or wid[] 0 9 a dome/ic p>tn]%ip ) su*  
individual ?r\gh\t ! #i-mon? p]iod end+ 
on ! date ( ! individual's dea?2 or     
7,b7 ! /ep*ild ( su* individual-- 7i7   
became ! /ep*ild ( su* individual z a   
result ( a p>5t ( ! /ep*ild becom+ !    
wife or husb& ( su* individual 7or be+  
deem$ to be ! wife or husb& ( su*       
individual "u subsection                
7h77#a77;,a77ii77-- 7,i7 if su* p>5t is 

domicil$ 9 a ,/ate t recogniz$ same-sex 
m>riages z ( ,june #bf1 #bjac1 dur+ !   
#i-mon? p]iod beg9n+ ) ,june #bf1 #bjac2
 &  7,,ii7 if su* p>5t is domicil$ 9 any
 o!r ,/ate-- 7aa7 dur+ ! #i-mon? p]iod  
beg9n+ ) ,june #bf1 #bjac2 or  7bb7 dur+
 ! #i-mon? p]iod beg9n+ ) ,june #bf1    
#bjae1 or if e>li]1 ! fir/ date on :i*  
su* ,/ate recogniz$ same-sex m>riages2 &
  7ii7 provides a sworn affidavit t su* 
p>5t 0 9 a dome/ic p>tn]%ip ) su*       
individual ?r\gh\t ! #i-mon? p]iod end+ 
on ! date ( ! individual's dea?2  2 &   
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,=      
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
same-sex m>riage %all include a civil   
union1 regi/]$ dome/ic p>tn]%ip1 & any  
o!r legal relation%ip treat$ by !       
,commission] z a m>ital relation%ip =   
purposes ( det]m9+ eligibility = sp\sal 
b5efits "u ?is title4  #d4 ,notification
 ( *anges 9 law2 outrea* campaign  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   

conduct a compreh5sive & effective      
#c-ye> outrea* campaign to enc\rage     
individuals newly eligible = b5efits "u 
title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act z 
a result ( *anges 9 law relat+ to       
same-sex m>riage & occurr+ on or aft]   
,june #bf1 #bjac1 includ+ ?is ,act & !  
am5dm5ts made !reby1 to apply = su*     
b5efits4 ,su* outrea* campaign %all     
include direct notification reg>d+ su*  
*anges 9 law to curr5t b5efici>ies & to 
individuals approa*+ retirem5t4  7b7    
,report to congress ,n lat] ?an ,decemb]
 #ca ( ea* ( ! fir/ #c cal5d> ye>s      
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,commission] ( ,social ,security
 %all submit to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !   
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate1 & !   
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report t
 includes-- 7#a7 a description ( !      
educational & outrea* activities        
conduct$ by ! ,commission] ( ,social    
,security "u subsection 7a7 dur+ !      

prec$+ ye>2  7#b7 ! numb] ( applications
 = b5efits "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act fil$ z a result ( *anges 
9 law relat+ to same-sex m>riage &      
occurr+ on or aft] ,june #bf1 #bjac1    
includ+ ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made      
!reby1 9 ! prec$+ ye>2 &  7#c7 ! numb] (
 su* applications :i* result$ 9         
entitlem5t to b5efits4