,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1       
#bjae,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mrs4 
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4     
,brown1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 
,coons1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1
 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4      
,franken1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to revise the definition of spouse for  
purposes of veterans benefits in        
recognition of new ,state definitions of
 spouse1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,charlie ,morgan ,military ,spouses 
,equal ,treatment ,act of #bjae4  #b4   
,definition of spouse for purposes of   
veterans benefits to reflect new ,state 
definitions of spouse  7a7 ,spouse      
defined ,section #aja of title #ch1     

,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking of the  
opposite sex2 and  7#b7 by striking     
paragraph 7#ca7 and inserting the       
following new paragraph3  7#ca7 7,a7 ,an
 individual shall be considered a spouse
 if the marriage of the individual is   
considered valid under the laws of any  
,state4  7,b7 ,in this paragraph1 the   
term ,state has the meaning given that  
term in paragraph 7#bj71 except that the
 term also includes the ,commonwealth of
 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4  4    
7b7 ,marriage determination ,section    
#ajc7;c7 of such title is amended by    
striking according to and all that      
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting in accordance with section
 #aja7ca7 of this title44