,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,ms4  
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,langev91
 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1   
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,&rews1 ,mr4 ,pet]s 
( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1
 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4    
,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4   
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4
 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,heck (     
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,*u1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,honda1
 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1   
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4      
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,davis (       
,cali=nia1 & ,mrs4 ,capps7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          

,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d titles #aj1 #cb1 #cg1 
& #ch ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to add a 
def9ition ( sp\se = purposes ( milit>y  
p]sonnel policies & milit>y & vet]an    
b5efits t recognizes new ,/ate          
def9itions ( sp\se4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y      
,sp\ses ,equal ,treatm5t ,act4  #b4     
,def9ition ( sp\se = purposes ( milit>y 
p]sonnel policies & milit>y & vet]an    
b5efits to reflect new ,/ate def9itions 
( sp\se  7a7 ,title #aj  7#a7 ,def9ition
 ,p>agraph 7#e7 ( section #aja7;f7 (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#e7 ,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 means ! sev]al    
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !          
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ! t]ritories & possessions4  4  7#b7 
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su* section is fur!r  
am5d$--  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 
7#a74 by /rik+ ,9 ?is title-- & ins]t+  
,! foll[+ rules ( con/ruction apply 9   
?is title32  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7
 by ins]t+ ,! t]m aft] 7#a72 &  7ii7 by 
/rik+ ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ a   
p]iod2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 by  
ins]t+ ,! t]m aft] 7#b72 &  7ii7 by     
/rik+ ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ a   
p]iod2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by  
ins]t+ ,! phrase aft] 7#c72 &  7ii7 by  
/rik+ ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ a   
p]iod2 &  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#d7--  7i7 by
 ins]t+ ,! t]m aft] 7#d72 &  7ii7 by    
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a p]iod4  7b7 ,title 

#cb ,p>agraph 7#ah7 ( section #aja (    
title #cb1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#ah7 ,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 means ! sev]al    
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !          
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ! t]ritories & possessions4  4  7c7  
,title #cg ,section #aja ( title #cg1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#bg7    
,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 means !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !         
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ! t]ritories & possessions4  4  7d7  
,title #ch ,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
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