,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjag,ms4   
,titus 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 
,curbelo ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,takano1
 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( 
,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4        
,c(fman1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 & 
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to am5d 
! def9ition ( ! t]m sp\se to recognize  
new ,/ate def9itions ( su* t]m = !      
purpose ( ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]an ,sp\ses ,equal ,treatm5t ,act4
  #b4 ,def9ition ( sp\se = purposes (   
vet]an b5efits to reflect new ,/ate     
def9itions ( sp\se  7a7 ,def9itions     

,section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#c71 by /rik+ ( ! opposite sex2 &  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#ca71 by /rik+ ( ! opposite
 sex :o is a wife or husb& & ins]t+ 9 a 
m>riage recogniz$ "u section #ajc ( ?is 
title4  7b7 ,det]m9ation ,subsection 7c7
 ( section #ajc ( su* title is am5d$ to 
read z foll[s3  7c7 7#a7 ,= ! purposes (
 all laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 !    
,secret>y %all recognize a m>riage bas$ 
on ! law ( ! ,/ate :]e ! m>riage        
occurr$4 ,9 ! case ( a m>riage t occurr$
 outside a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all      
recognize ! m>riage if ! m>riage 0      
lawful 9 ! place :]e x occurr$ & c\ld h 
be5 ent]$ into "u ! laws ( any ,/ate4   
,except 9 ! case ( a purport$ m>riage   
deem$ valid "u subsection 7a71 !        
,secret>y may n recognize m ?an "o      
m>riage = any p]son at ! same "t4  7#b7 
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m ,/ate has !    
mean+ giv5 t ! t]m 9 section #aja7bj7 ( 
?is title1 except t su* t]m also        
includes ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn     

,m>iana ,isl&s4  4