PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 666-AUG. 10, 1939
"Parent's Insurance Benefit
Beneficiaries.
( (1) Every parent (as defined in this subsection) of an indi-
vidua who died a fully insured individual after December 31, 1939,
leaving no widow and no unmarried surviving child under the age
of eighteen, if such parent (A) has attained the age of sixty-five,
(B) was wholly dependent upon and supported by such individual
at the time of such individual's death and filed proof of such depend-
ency and support within two years of such date of death, (C) has
not married since such individual's death, (D) is not entitled to
receive any other insurance benefits under this section, or is entitled
to receive one or more of such benefits for a month, but the total for
such month is less than one-half of a primary insurance benefit of
such deceased individual, and (E) has filed application for parent's
insurance benefits, shall be entitled to receive a parent's insurance
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benefit for each month, beginning with the month in which such
parent becomes so entitled to such parent's insurance benefits and
ending with the month immediately preceding the first month in
which any of the following occurs: such parent dies, marries, or
becomes entitled to receive for any month an insurance benefit or
benefits (other than a benefit under this subsection) in a total amount
equal to or exceeding one-half of a primary insurance benefit of
such deceased individual.
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"(2) Such parent's insurance benefit for each month shall be equal
to one-half of a primary insurance benefit of such deceased individual,
except that, if such parent is entitled to receive an insurance benefit
or benefits for any month (other than a benefit under this subsec-
tion), such parent's insurance benefit for such month shall be reduced
by an amount equal to the total of such other benefit or benefits for
such month. When there is more than one such individual with
respect to whose wages the parent is entitled to receive a parent's
insurance benefit for a month, such benefit shall be equal to one-half
of whichever primary insurance benefit is greatest.
"Parent" defined.
"(3) As used in this subsection, the term 'parent' means the mother
or father of an individual, a stepparent of an individual by a mar-
riage contracted before such individual attained the age of sixteen,
or an adopting parent by whom an individual was adopted before he
attained the age of sixteen.
"Lump-Sum Death Payments
Lump-sum death
payments.
Amount of pay-
ment.
Persons entitled to
benefits.
"(g) Upon the death, after December 31, 1939, of an individual
who died a fully or currently insured individual leaving no surviving
widow, child, or parent who would, on filing application in the month
in which such individual died, be entitled to a benefit for such month
under subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section, an amount
equal to six times a primary insurance benefit of such individual shall
be paid in a lump-sum to the following person (or if more than one,
shall be distributed among them) whose relationship to the deceased
is determined by the Board, and who is living on the date of such
determination: To the widow or widower of the deceased; or, if no
such widow or widower be then living, to any child or children of
the deceased and to any other person or persons who are, under the
intestacy law of the State where the deceased was domiciled, entitled
to share as distributees with such children of the deceased, in such
proportions as is provided by such law; or, if no widow or widower
and no such child and no such other person be then living, to the
parent or to the parents of the deceased, in equal shares. A person
who is entitled to share as distributee with an above-named relative
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[53 STAT.
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