S. 269 — what changed
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
From Introduced in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.
Sec. 2 Improving coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system
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In general— Section 801(a) 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)), as amended by section 801(a)(7) of title VIII of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) 116–260), is amended by striking paragraph (7) (11) and inserting the following:
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“(7) by adding at “(11) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the end extent feasible, provide information furnished to the following paragraph:Commissioner under paragraph (1) to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system described in section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the authorized uses of the Do Not Pay working system to help prevent improper payments of, and support the recovery of improperly paid, benefits or other payments through a cooperative arrangement with such agency, provided that the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met with respect to such arrangement with such agency. The Commissioner of Social Security and the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system shall, while the data described in the preceding sentence is being provided to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system, enter into an agreement based upon an agreed upon methodology, which covers the proportional share of State death data costs, which the Commissioner of Social Security and the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system may periodically review.
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““(11) “(12) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, provide information furnished may not record a death to the Commissioner a record that may be provided under paragraph (1) to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system described in this section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, for any individual unless the authorized uses Commissioner of the Do Not Pay working system through a cooperative arrangement with such agency, provided Social Security has found it has clear and convincing evidence to support that the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met with respect individual should be presumed to such arrangement with such agency.”.”be deceased.”
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Conforming amendment—Improving coordination regarding individuals incorrectly identified as deceased— Section 801(b)(2) 205(r)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(7)), as added by section 801(a)(4) of title VIII of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) 116–260), is amended by striking “on the date that is 3 years after “and” at the date end of enactment subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of this Act” subparagraph (B) and inserting “on December 28, 2026”.“; and”, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
added “(C) notify any agency that has a cooperative arrangement with the Commissioner of Social Security under paragraph (3) or (11) of the error.”
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Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 28, 27, 2026.