,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cefi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,mr4 ,walz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hanna1
 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 & ,mr4 ,takano7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to add a def9ition ( sp\se
 = purposes ( vet]an b5efits t          
recognizes new ,/ate def9itions ( sp\se4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,protect+ ! ,fre$oms & ,b5efits =   
,all ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition (   
sp\se = purposes ( vet]an b5efits to    
reflect new ,/ate def9itions ( sp\se    
7a7 ,sp\se def9$ ,section #aja ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ( !      
opposite sex2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 
7#ca7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new p>agraph3   
7#ca7 7,a7 ,an individual %all be       
consid]$ a sp\se if-- 7i7 ! m>riage ( ! 
individual is valid 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   
m>riage 0 ent]$ into2 or  7ii7 9 ! case 

( a m>riage ent]$ into outside any      
,/ate-- 7,i7 if ! m>riage ( ! individual
 is valid 9 ! place 9 :i* ! m>riage 0   
ent]$ into2 &  7,,ii7 7aa7 ! m>riage    
c\ld h be5 ent]$ into 9 a ,/ate2 or     
7bb7 ! m>riage 0 valid 9 ! place 9 :i*  
all p>ties to ! m>riage resid$ at ! "t !
 m>riage 0 ent]$ into4  7,b7 ,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  7b7 ,m>riage       
det]m9ation ,section #ajc7;c7 ( su*     
title is am5d$ by /rik+ accord+ to & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 9 accordance ) section #aja7ca7 (
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