,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjag    
,ms4 ,m5g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to treat small    
bus9esses1 own$ by surviv+ sp\ses (     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces kill$ 9 ! l9e (  
duty1 z small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &    
controll$ by vet]ans = purposes (       
contract+ goals & pref]5ces ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,surviv+ ,sp\se         
,contract+ ,pref]5ce ,act4  #b4         
,treatm5t ( bus9esses own$ by surviv+   
sp\ses ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces =       
purposes ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 contract+ goals & pref]5ces  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #habg ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subsections 7h7 ?r\gh 7k7 z  
subsections 7i7 ?r\gh 7l71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7g7 !

 foll[+ new subsection 7h73  7h7        
,treatm5t ( bus9esses aft] dea? ( memb] 
7#a7 ,if a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces is     
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty 9 ! active milit>y1
 naval1 or air s]vice1 ! surviv+ sp\se (
 su* memb] :o acquires own]%ip rights 9 
a small bus9ess conc]n %all1 = ! p]iod  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 be treat$ z ! 
surviv+ sp\se ( a s]vice-disabl$ vet]an 
describ$ 9 section #c7q77#b77;,c77i7 ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb7q77#b77;,c77i774  7#b7 ,! p]iod    
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is ! p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! memb] ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces dies & end+ on ! e>lie/ ( ! 
foll[+ dates3 7,a7 ,! date on :i* !     
surviv+ sp\se ( ! memb] rem>ries4  7,b7 
,! date on :i* ! surviv+ sp\se          
rel9qui%es su* own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! small 
bus9ess conc]n4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,subsection 7h7 ( section #habg ( su*   
title1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all   
take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & %all apply ) respect to ! dea?s 
( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces occurr+ on or  

aft] su* date4