,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mrs4 
,l[ey 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s*neid]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii ( ! ,social 
,security ,act to elim9ate ! two-ye>    
wait+ p]iod = divorc$ sp\se's b5efits   
foll[+ ! divorce4  #a4 ,exemption f     
two-ye> wait+ p]iod = divorc$ sp\se's   
b5efits foll[+ ! divorce 9 cases ( prior
 receipt ( sp\se's b5efits  7a7 ,wife's 
insurance b5efits ,section              
#bjb7;b77#d77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b77#d77;,a77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ divorc$ wife-- & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh %all be entitl$ & ins]t+  
divorc$ wife meets ! requirem5ts (      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 
7#a71 %all be entitl$4  7b7 ,husb&'s    
insurance b5efits ,section              
#bjb7;c77#d77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77#d77;,a77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ divorc$ husb&-- & all t foll[s   

?r\gh %all be entitl$ & ins]t+ divorc$  
husb& meets ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#a71 %all  
be entitl$4  7c7 ,exemption f d$uctions 
on acc\nt ( "w ,section #bjc7;b77#b7 (  
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djc7;b77#b77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7#b77;,a7 ,except
 z & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! b5efit to :i* 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7#b7 ,9 any case 9   
:i* any ( ! o!r p]sons ref]r$ to 9      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 are entitl$ to mon?ly
 b5efits z a divorc$ sp\se "u subsection
 7b7 or 7c7 ( section #bjb = any mon?1 !
 b5efit to :i*2 &  7#b7 by /rik+        
subp>agraph 7,b74  #b4 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by section #a %all     
apply ) respect to b5efits = mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4