benefits paid on basis of erroneous retorts of death in military service

benefits paid on basis of erroneous retorts of death in military service Sec. 153. (a) Section 204(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 152 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following sentence: “A payment made under this title on the basis of an erroneous report of death by the Department of Defense of an individual in the line of duty while he is a member of the uniformed services (as defined in section 210(m)) on active duty (as defined in section 210(1)) shall not be considered an incorrect payment for any month prior to the month such Department notifies the Secretary that such individual is alive.” (b) The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits under title II of the Social Security Act if the individual to whom such benefits were paid would have been entitled to such benefits in or after the month in which this Act was enacted if the report mentioned in the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section had been correct (but without regard to the provisions of section 202 (j)(1) of such Act).