1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Wait Act . 2. Elimination of disability waiting period for social security disability insurance benefits and surviving spouse benefits (a) Elimination of waiting period for disability insurance benefits Section 223 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E)— (i) by striking disability insurance benefit (i) for each month and all that follows through , or (ii) and inserting disability insurance benefit ; and (ii) by striking , but only if and all that follows through under such disability ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking as though he had attained age 62 in— and all that follows through such disability insurance benefits, and inserting as though the individual had attained age 62 in the first month for which the individual becomes entitled to such disability insurance benefits, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2). (b) Elimination of waiting period for surviving spouse and surviving divorced spouse benefits Section 202 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (D), by striking beginning with— and all that follows through on such basis terminated, and inserting beginning with the first month in which she becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (7); and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (D), by striking beginning with— and all that follows through on such basis terminated, and inserting beginning with the first month in which he becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits ; (B) by striking paragraph (5)