DEPENDENCY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO A CHILD ADOPTED BY A SURVIVING SPOUSE.

SEC. 5104. DEPENDENCY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO A CHILD ADOPTED BY A SURVIVING SPOUSE. (a) In General.—Section 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 416(e)) is amended in the second sentence— (1) by striking “at the time of such individual’s death living in such individual’s household” and inserting “either living with or receiving at least one-half of his support from such individual at the time of such individual’s death”; and (2) by striking “; except” and all that follows and inserting a period. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months after December 1990, but only on the basis of applications filed after December 31, 1990.