A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to benefits shall continue through the month of his death (except where the continuation of such entitlement and the consequent delay in survivor eligibility would reduce the total amount payable to the family).

Provides under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors', and Disability Insurance), that an individual's entitlement to benefits shall continue through the month of his death, except where the combination of such entitlement and the consequent delay in the payment of survivor benefits would reduce the total amount payable to the family.