A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 9 to 6 months the period for which the surviving spouse of an insured individual (not otherwise qualified) must have been married to such individual in order to qualify as such individual's widow or widower.

Reduces from nine to six months the period for which the surviving spouse (not otherwise qualified) of an individual insured under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act must have been married to such individual in order to qualify as such individual's widow or widower.