,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mrs4          
,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,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 ! ,*>lie 
,morgan ,milit>y ,sp\ses ,equal         
,treatm5t ,act ( #bjac4  #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#a71 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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