A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the surviving spouse of an insured worker may authorize direct payment of the worker's lump-sum death payment to the funeral home for his burial expenses.

Provides that the surviving spouse of an insured worker may authorize direct payment of the worker's lump-sum death payment received pursuant to participation in the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program of the Social Security Act to the funeral home for his funeral expenses.