,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bebi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac ,ms4 
,titus 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,smi? (         
,wa%+ton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to am5d !         
def9ition ( ! t]m sp\se to recognize new
 ,/ate def9itions ( su* t]m = ! purpose 
( ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,sp\ses   
,equal ,treatm5t ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition (
 sp\se = purposes ( vet]an b5efits to   
reflect new /ate def9itions ( sp\se     
,section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#c71 by /rik+ ( ! opposite sex2 &  7#b7
 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#ca7 & ins]t+ !     
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#ca7 ,not)/&+    
section #g ( title #a1 an individual    
%all be consid]$ a sp\se if ! m>riage ( 
! individual is valid 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! 
m>riage 0 ent]$ into or1 9 ! case ( a   

m>riage ent]$ into outside any ,/ate1 if
 ! m>riage is valid 9 ! place 9 :i* !   
m>riage 0 ent]$ into & ! m>riage c\ld h 
be5 ent]$ into 9 a ,/ate4 ,9 ?is        
p>agraph1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m 9 p>agraph 7#bj71 except t ! t]m   
also includes ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn
 ,m>iana ,isl&s4  4