1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act . 2. Distribution of death information furnished to or maintained by the Social Security Administration (a) In general (1) In general Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(r) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking may and inserting shall ; and (ii) by inserting , and to ensure the completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of, after transmitting ; (B) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting the following: (3) (A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, provide for the use of information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner under this subsection in accordance with subparagraph (B), subject to such safeguards as the Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary or appropriate to protect the information from unauthorized use or disclosure, by any Federal or State agency providing federally funded benefits or administering a Federal program for such benefits, including the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system for ensuring proper payment of those benefits, through a cooperative arrangement with the agency (that includes the agency's Inspector General) or with an agency's Inspector General, if— (i) under such arrangement the agency (including, if applicable, the agency's Inspector General) provides reimbursement to the Commissioner of Social Security for the reasonable cost of carrying out such arrangement, including the reasonable costs associated with the collection and maintenance of information regarding deceased individuals furnished to the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1)