#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bfi  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve           
coordination between ,federal and ,state
 agencies and the ,do ,not ,pay working 
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 #bje7r7 of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dje7r771 
as amended by section #hja7;a77#g7 of   
title ,,viii of division ,,ff of the    
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj71 is       
amended by striking paragraph 7#aa7 and 
inserting the following3  7#aa7 ,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 for the authorized uses of the   
,do ,not ,pay working system to help    
prevent improper payments of1 and       
support the recovery of improperly paid1
 benefits or other payments 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 ,the 
,commissioner of ,social ,security and  
the agency operating the ,do ,not ,pay  
working system shall1 while the data    
described in the preceding sentence is  
being provided to the agency operating  
the ,do ,not ,pay working system1 enter 
into an agreement based upon an agreed  
upon methodology1 which covers the      
proportional share of ,state death data 
costs1 which the ,commissioner of       
,social ,security and the agency        
operating the ,do ,not ,pay working     
system may periodically review4  7#ab7  
,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security 
may not record a death to a record that 

may be provided under this section for  
any individual unless the ,commissioner 
of ,social ,security has found it has   
clear and convincing evidence to support
 that the individual should be presumed 
to be deceased4  4  7b7 ,improving      
coordination regarding individuals      
incorrectly identified as deceased      
,section #bje7r77#g7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dje7r77#g771 as added by section       
#hja7;a77#d7 of title ,,viii of division
 ,,ff of the ,consolidated              
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj71 is amended by striking  
and at the end of subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 and1  
and by adding at the end the following  
new subparagraph3  7,c7 notify any      
agency that has a cooperative           
arrangement with the ,commissioner of   
,social ,security under paragraph 7#c7  
or 7#aa7 of the error4  4  7c7          
,effective date ,the amendments made by 

this section shall take effect on       
,december #bg1 #bjbf4  ,passed the      
,senate ,september #ai 7legislative day1
 ,september #af71 #bjbe4,secretary