criteria for determining child’s dependency on mother

criteria for determining child’s dependency on mother Sec. 151. (a) Section 202(d)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by inserting “or his mother or adopting mother” after “his father or adopting father” in the first sentence; and (2) by striking out “, if such individual is the child’s father,” in the second sentence. (b) Section 202(d)(4) of such Act is amended by inserting “or stepmother” after “stepfather” each place it appears. (c) Section 202(d) of such Act is further amended by striking out paragraph (5), and by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively. (d) (1) The paragraph of section 202(d) of such Act redesignated as paragraph (9) by subsection (c) of this section is amended by striking out “under paragraph (9)” and inserting in lieu thereof “under paragraph (8)”. (2) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 202(s) of such Act are each amended by striking out “(d)(6),” and inserting in lieu thereof “(d)(5),”. (3) Section (5)(1)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended— (A) by striking out “(3), (4), or (5)” in the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “(3) or (4)”; and (B) by striking out “paragraph (8)” in the ninth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (7)”. (e) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to monthly benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act (and annuities accruing under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937) for months after January 1968, but only on the basis of applications filed in or after the month in which this Act is enacted.