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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 666 -AUG. 10, 1939 of the deceased shall not be precluded from receiving a payment under this subsection by reason of the fact that no such named rela- tive survived the deceased or of the fact that no such named relative of the deceased was living on the date of such determination. If none of the persons described in this subsection be living on the date of such determination, such amount shall be paid to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to the extent and in the propor- tions that he or they shall have paid the expenses of burial of the deceased. No payment shall be made to any person under this sub- section, unless application therefor shall have been filed, by or on behalf of any such person (whether or not legally competent), prior to the expiration of two years after the date of death of such indi- vidual. "APPLICATION 1367 Application; time for filing. "(h) An individual who would have been entitled to a benefit Monthly benefits, under subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) for any month had he filed tion. application therefor prior to the end of such month, shall be entitled to such benefit for such month if he files application therefor prior to the end of the third month immediately succeeding such month. "R ED UCTION AND INCREASE OF INSURANCE BENEFITS "SEc. 203. (a) Whenever the total of benefits under section 202, pay- edction basis. able for a month with respect to an individual's wages, is more than $20 and exceeds (1) $85, or (2) an amount equal to twice a primary insurance benefit of such individual, or (3) an amount equal to 80 per centum of his average monthly wage (as defined in section 209 Post. . 1376. (f)), whichever of such three amounts is least, such total of benefits shall, prior to any deductions under subsections (d), (e), or (h), be reduced to such least amount or to $20, whichever is greater. "(b) Whenever the benefit or total of benefits under section 202, Increse; basis. payable for a month with respect to an individual's wages, is less than $10, such benefit or total of benefits shall, prior to any deduc- tions under subsections (d), (e), or (h), be increased to $10. "(c) Whenever a decrease or increase of the total of benefits for Prolortionate re- a month is made under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, each ductiouor w. benefit, except the primary benefit, shall be proportionately decreased or increased, as the case may be. "(d) Deductions, in such amounts and at such time or times as the atoses for deduc- Board shall determine, shall be made from any payment or pay- os ments under this title to which an individual is entitled, until the total of such deductions equals such individual's benefit or benefits for any month in which such individual: "(1) rendered services for wages of not less than $15; or "(2) if a child under eighteen and over sixteen years of age, failed to attend school regularly and the Board finds that attendance was feasible; or "(3) if a widow entitled to a widow's current insurance benefit, did not have in her care a child of her deceased husband entitled to receive a child's insurance benefit. "(e) Deductions shall be made from any wife's or child's insurance benefit to which a wife or child is entitled, until the total of such deductions equals such wife's or child's insurance benefit or benefits for any month in which the individual, with respect to whose wages such benefit was payable, rendered services for wages of not less than $15. "(f) If more than one event occurs in any one month which would Dupliion. d e occasion deductions equal to a benefit for such month, only an amount equal to such benefit shall be deducted.

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