,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,ms4
 ,titus 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4        
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (  
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4
 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1  
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7 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 ,code 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     

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