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[79 STAT. 398]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 398]

398

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PUBLIC LAW 89-97-JULY 30, 1965

[79 STAT.

" (i) proceedings for such adoption of the child had been instituted by such individual in or before the month in which be^an the period of disability of such individual which still exists at the time of such adoption (or, if such child was adopted by such individual after such individual attained age 65, the period of disability of such individual which existed in the month preceding the month in which he attained age 65), or "(ii) such adopted child was living with such individual in such month. '*(10J If an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits (but not an individual included under paragraph (9)) adopts a child after such individual becomes entitled to such oenefits, such child shall be deemed not to meet the requirements of clause (i) of paragraph (1)(C) unless such child— " (A) is the natural child or stepchild of such individual (including such a child who was legally adopted by such individual), or " (B) was legally adopted by such individual before the end of the 24-month period beginning with the month after the month in which such individual became entitled to old-age insurance benefits, but only if— " (i) such child had been receiving at least one-half of his support from such individual for the year before such individual filed his application for old-age insurance benefits or, if such individual had a period of disability which continued until he had become entitled to old-age insurance benefits, for the year before such period of disability began, and " (ii) either p r o c e e d m ^ for such adoption of the child had been instituted by such mdividual in or before the month in which the individual filed his application for old-age insurance benefits or such adopted child was living with such individual in such month." (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall be applicable to persons who file applications, or on whose behalf applications are filed, for benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Security Act on or after the date this section is enacted. The time limit provided by section 202(d) (10)(B) of such Act as amended by this section for legally adopting a child shall not apply in the case of any child who is adopted before the end of the 12-month period following the month in which this section is enacted. EXTEXSION OF PERIOD FOR FILING PROOF OF SUPPORT AND APPLICATIONS FOR LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENT

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^^^- ^^'*- ^^) Section 202(p) of the Social S e c u r i t y Act is amended to read as follows:

"Extension of Period for Filing Proof of Support and Applications for Lump-Sum Death Payment " (p) I n any case in which there is a failure— "(1) to file proof of support under subparagraph (C) of subsection (c) Q), clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (D) of subsection (f)(1), or subparagraph (B) of subsection (h)(1). or