,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4
 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,leahy1    
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,wyd51   
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4      
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,frank51 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
revise ! def9ition ( sp\se = purposes ( 
vet]ans b5efits 9 recognition ( new     
,/ate def9itions ( sp\se1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*>lie ,morgan ,milit>y    
,sp\ses ,equal ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjae4  
#b4 ,def9ition ( sp\se = purposes (     
vet]ans b5efits to reflect new ,/ate    
def9itions ( sp\se  7a7 ,sp\se def9$    
,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 7,a7 ,an individual
 %all be consid]$ a sp\se if ! m>riage (
 ! individual is consid]$ valid "u !    
laws ( any ,/ate4  7,b7 ,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  4  7b7 ,m>riage        
det]m9ation ,section #ajc7;c7 ( su*     
title is am5d$ by /rik+ accord+ to & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 9 accordance ) section #aja7ca7 (
 ?is title44