,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,hunter introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require notarized     
acknowledgment by the spouse of a member
 of the ,armed ,forces who is eligible  
for insurance under the ,servicemembers'
 ,group ,life ,insurance ,program before
 the member may elect not to be insured 
under such ,program1 to be insured under
 the ,program for an amount less than   
the maximum amount1 or to designate a   
beneficiary other than the member's     
spouse or child4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,fulfilling   
,obligations to ,families of the ,fallen
 ,act4  #b4 ,servicemembers' ,group     
,life ,insurance spouse notification    
requirement ,section #aifg7;f7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  

paragraph3  7#e7 ,an election described 
in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 and a         
designation described in paragraph 7#c7 
shall only go into effect after the     
member and the member's spouse submit to
 the ,secretary an acknowledgment of the
 election or designation in a form that 
is notarized and in writing4  4