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read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
cl>ify ! p]iod ( eligibility dur+ :i*   
c]ta9 sp\ses are entitl$ to assi/ance "u
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,milit>y ,sp\ses ,a*iev+ ,college       
,education = ,survivors ,act ( #bjaf or 
! ,,aces ,act ( #bjaf4  #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 &
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,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #agif2 #ch    
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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$
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,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,decemb]
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,janu>y #a1 #bjjf4  4  7b7 ,election on 
receipt ( c]ta9 b5efits ,section        
#ccaa7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 
by /rik+ ,a surviv+ sp\se & ins]t+      
,except z provid$ 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     
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