,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,ms4  
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,ms4 
,titus1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1  
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4    
,a%=d1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4  
,takai1 ,mr4 ,z9ke1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4     
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4     
,walz1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,langev91    
,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 
& ,ms4 ,l(gr57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
section #gja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1      
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad to
 cl>ify ! p]iod ( eligibility dur+ :i*  
c]ta9 sp\ses are entitl$ to assi/ance "u
 ! ,m>9e ,gunn]y ,s]geant ,john ,david  
,fry ,s*ol>%ip4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,sp\ses   
,a*iev+ ,college ,education = ,survivors
 ,act ( #bjae or ! ,,aces ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,cl>ification ( ,eligibility = ,m>9e
 ,gunn]y ,s]geant ,john ,david ,fry     

,s*ol>%ip  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,section       
#gja7;d7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &
 ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public   
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #agif2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccaa note7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7d7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section   
%all apply ) respect to a qu>t]1 seme/]1
 or t]m1 z applicable1 comm5c+ on or    
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjae4  7#b7 ,dea?s t  
occurr$ betwe5 ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 &  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjje ,= purposes (       
section #ccaa7;f77#b7 ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 any memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces :o di$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on    
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjje1 is deem$ to h di$ on       
,janu>y #a1 #bjjf4  4  7b7 ,election on 
receipt ( c]ta9 b5efits ,section        
#ccaa7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 
by /rik+ ,a surviv+ sp\se & ins]t+1     
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 a    
surviv+ sp\se2  7#b7 by r$esignat+      
p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#c7  

by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph 7#d73  7#d7 ,exception =   
c]ta9 elections  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an      
election made "u p>agraph 7#c7 by a     
sp\se describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may n 
be treat$ z irrevocable if su* election 
occurr$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
p>agraph4  7,b7 ,eligible surviv+ sp\se 
,a sp\se describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is  
an individual--  7i7 :o is entitl$ to   
assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#i7 ( subsection 7b72 &  7ii7 
:o 0 ! sp\se ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o di$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,septemb] 
#aa1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1     
#bjje4  4