,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,carper7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend title ,,ii of the ,social     
,security ,act to improve coordination  
between the ,do ,not ,pay working system
 and ,federal and ,state agencies       
authorized to use the system4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ending ,improper ,payments to      
,deceased ,people ,act4  #b4 ,improving 
coordination between ,federal and ,state
 agencies and the ,do ,not ,pay working 
system  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#hja7;a7 of title ,,viii of division    
,,ff of the ,consolidated               
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj7 is amended by striking   
paragraph 7#g7 and inserting the        
following3  7#g7 by adding at the end   

the following paragraph3  7#aa7 ,upon   
the completion of the #c-year period    
that begins on ,december #bg1 #bjbc1 the
 ,commissioner of ,social ,security     
shall1 to the extent feasible1 provide  
information furnished to the            
,commissioner under paragraph 7#a7 to   
the agency operating the ,do ,not ,pay  
working system described in section     
#cced7;c7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 or an agent thereof1 to prevent  
improper payments to deceased           
individuals through a cooperative       
arrangement with such agency1 provided  
that the requirements of subparagraphs  
7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#c7 are met 
with respect to such arrangement with   
such agency4 ,under such arrangement1   
the agency operating the ,do ,not ,pay  
working system1 or an agent thereof1 may
 compare the information so provided by 
the ,commissioner with personally       
identifiable information derived from a 
,federal system of records or similar   
records maintained by a ,federal        

contractor1 a ,federal grantee1 or an   
entity administering a ,federal program 
or activity1 and may redisclose such    
comparison of information1 as           
appropriate1 to any ,federal or ,state  
agency authorized to use the working    
system44  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
,section #hja7;b77#b7 of title ,,viii of
 division ,,ff of the ,consolidated     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj7 is amended by striking on
 the date that is #c years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act and      
inserting ,december #bh1 #bjbf4  7c7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on       
,december #bh1 #bjbf4