,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cceg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4            
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4     
,booker1 and ,mr4 ,markey7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act to   
update the amount of ,social ,security  
lump sum death payments and index lump  
sum death payments to inflation4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,social ,security ,survivor         
,benefits ,equity ,act4  #b4 ,updating  
and indexing the amount of the ,social  
,security lump sum death payment  7a7   
,in general ,section #bjb7;i7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djb7;i77 is amended1 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
three times and all that follows through
 smaller1 and inserting #b1ijj 7or1 in  

the case of such an insured individual  
who dies in a calendar year after #bjbf1
 an amount equal to #b1ijj increased by 
the percentage increase in the ,consumer
 ,price ,index for ,urban ,wage ,earners
 and ,clerical ,workers for the period  
that begins with ,october #bjbe and ends
 with ,october of the calendar year     
preceding the calendar year involved and
 rounded to the nearest multiple of     
#aj74  7b7 ,effective date ,the         
amendment made by this section shall    
take effect on ,january #a1 #bjbf1 and  
shall apply to lump sum death payments  
payable under section #bjb7;i7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djb7;i77 with respect to individuals   
who die on or after such date4