,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #id ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjai,ms4 ,brownley of ,california introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to replace references to wives and husbands in ,federal law with references to spouses1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,amend the ,code for ,marriage ,equality ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,amendments 7a7 ,act of ,august #af1 #aida ,section #b7;b7 of the ,act of ,august #af1 #aida1 entitled ,an ,act to provide compensation for disability or death to persons employed at military1 air1 and naval bases outside the ,united ,states4 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afeb7;b77 is amended by striking wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse4 7b7 ,act of ,august #d1 #aiee ,section #dc7;a7 of the ,act of ,august #d1 #aiee1 entitled ,an ,act to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture to release on behalf of the ,united ,states conditions in two deeds conveying certain submarginal lands to ,clemson ,agricultural ,college of ,south ,carolina so as to permit such college1 subject to certain conditions1 to sell1 lease1 or otherwise dispose of such lands4 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bccc7;a77 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple4 7c7 ,act of ,december #b1 #aidb ,section #aja7;c7 of the ,act of ,december #b1 #aidb1 entitled ,an ,act to provide compensation for the injury1 disability1 death1 or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7;c77 is amended by striking wife or husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse4 7d7 ,act of ,february #bh1 #ahia ,section #e of the ,act of ,february #bh1 #ahia 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cga71 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple4 7e7 ,act of ,september #b1 #aifj ,the ,act of ,september #b1 #aifj1 entitled ,an ,act to provide for continued delivery of water under the ,federal reclamation laws to lands held by husband and wife upon the death of either 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc;h7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the title1 by striking husband and wife upon the death of either and inserting a married couple upon the death of either spouse2 and 7#b7 by striking husband or wife and inserting married person4 7f7 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading of section #af7;c71 by striking ,wives or ,husbands and inserting ,spouses2 and 7#b7 in section #ai7;b77#d71 by striking widow or widower1 former spouse1 and_/or a child or children as defined in section #bjd and section #bcb of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act of #aifd for ,certain ,employees and inserting surviving spouse1 former spouse1 or child as defined in section #ajb of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act4 7g7 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bba7;d77#e71 by striking former wife or husband of and inserting person who has been1 but is no longer1 married to2 7#b7 in section #bcb7;c77#c71 by striking former wife or husband of and inserting person who has been1 but is no longer1 married to2 7#c7 in section #bda-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting after former spouse the following3 7as defined under section #ajb72 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 in the heading1 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse other than as defined under section #ajb2 and 7,,ii7 by striking former wife or husband of the former participant and inserting person who has been1 but is no longer1 married to the former participant1 but who is not a former spouse as defined under suction #ajb2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking former wife or husband and inserting person2 7,b7 in subsection 7c77#b71 by striking surviving wife or husband of such participant and inserting person who was married to such participant at the participant's death2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7d77#b7-- 7i7 by striking surviving former spouse or surviving former wife or husband of such participant and inserting person2 and 7ii7 by striking to such former spouse or former wife or husband and inserting under such paragraph2 and 7#d7 in section #cjd7;d77#b71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse4 7h7 ,energy ,employees ,occupational ,illness ,compensation ,program ,act of #bjjj ,the ,energy ,employees ,occupational ,illness ,compensation ,program ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gchd et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #cfbh7;e77#c77;,a71 by striking wife or husband of that individual and inserting person2 and 7#b7 in section #cfcj7;e77#c77;,a71 by striking wife or husband of that individual and inserting person4 7i7 ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh ,section #aji7af7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aji7af77 is amended by striking husband1 wife and inserting spouse4 7j7 ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic ,section #ajb7;f7 of the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking that husband and wife and inserting such spouses2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple4 7k7 ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga ,section #cac7;c77#c77;,b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;c77#c77;,b77 is amended by striking husband1 wife and inserting spouse4 7l7 ,federal ,mine ,safety and ,health ,act of #aigg ,the ,federal ,mine ,safety and ,health ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #djb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#b7-- 7i7 by striking wife who is a member of the same household of the miner and inserting spouse who is a member of the same household as the miner2 7ii7 by striking miner for her support and inserting miner for his or her support2 7iii7 by striking whose husband is a miner who has been ordered by a court to contribute to her support and inserting for whose support the miner has been ordered by a court to contribute2 7iv7 by striking #baf7;b7 7#a7 or 7#b7 and inserting #baf7;b77#a7 or 7#b72 7v7 by striking status as the wife of a miner and inserting status as the spouse of a miner2 7vi7 by striking wife also includes a divorced wife as defined in section #baf7;d77#a7 and inserting spouse also includes a divorced spouse as defined in section #baf7;d77#i72 7vii7 by striking one-half of her support and inserting half of his or her support2 and 7viii7 by inserting his or before her support from such miner2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 by striking widow includes the wife and inserting surviving spouse includes the spouse2 7ii7 by striking individual's status as the widow and inserting individual's status as the surviving spouse2 7iii7 by striking surviving divorced wife and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 and 7iv7 by inserting his or before her each place such term appears2 7#b7 in section #daa7;c77#d7-- 7,a7 by striking widow's1 and inserting surviving spouse's12 and 7,b7 by striking wife's and inserting spouse's2 and 7#c7 in section #dac7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking wife's and inserting surviving spouse's2 and 7,b7 by striking widow1 and inserting surviving spouse14 7m7 ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj ,the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in the item relating to the first section #hcj in the table of contents1 by striking wives and husbands and inserting spouses2 7#b7 in section #hjd-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking former wife or husband of a participant or former participant and inserting person2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking surviving wife or husband of a participant or annuitant who was married to the and inserting person who was married to a2 7#c7 in section #hae7;f77#b71 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse2 and 7#d7 in the first section #hcj 7relating to qualified former wives and husbands7-- 7,a7 in the heading of such section1 by striking former wives and husbands and inserting spouses2 7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking qualified former wife or husband and inserting qualified former spouse2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking former wife or husband each place such term occurs and inserting former spouse4 7n7 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act ,the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aja7;a77#ce7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ce77-- 7,a7 by striking 1 wife1 or husband2 and 7,b7 by striking 1 wife1 or husband2 7#b7 in section #bjb7;b7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;b771 by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses2 7#c7 in section #bgh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbh71 by striking a husband or wife shall be admissible and competent evidence against each other and inserting an individual shall be admissible and competent evidence against such individual's spouse2 and 7#d7 in section #bhc 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acec71 by striking wives and inserting spouses4 7o7 ,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act ,section #bjg7;j77#c77;,a77ii7 of the ,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting the participants as spouses4 7p7 ,internal ,revenue ,code ,the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter following section #ba7;d77#b77;,b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#b7 in section #bb7;e77#a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#c7 in section #ch7;c77#f77;,a71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 7#d7 in section #db7;j77#e77;,c7-- 7,a7 in the heading of clause 7i71 by striking ,husband and wife and inserting ,married couple2 and 7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking a husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#e7 in section #fb7;b77#c77;,a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#f7 in section #aba-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking husband and wife make and inserting married couple makes2 7#g7 in section #afe7;h77#d77;,b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#h7 in section #agi7;b77#d71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#i7 in section #bac7;d77#h71 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#aj7 in section #bai7;g77#d71 by striking ,a husband and wife and inserting ,spouses2 7#aa7 in section #bgd7;b77#b77;,b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#ab7 in the matter following section #fdc7;f77#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#ac7 in section #fhb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking wife and inserting recipient2 7ii7 by striking gross income of a wife and inserting gross income of an individual2 7iii7 by striking separated from her husband and inserting separated from his or her spouse2 7iv7 by striking such wife is entitled to receive and inserting such person is entitled to receive2 7v7 by striking gross income of her husband and inserting gross income of his or her spouse2 7vi7 by striking gross income of such husband and inserting gross income of such spouse2 and 7vii7 by striking minor children of such husband and inserting minor children of such spouse2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,wife and inserting ,recipient2 7ii7 by striking a wife to whom subsection 7a7 applies and inserting an individual who receives income from a trust to which subsection 7a7 applies2 and 7iii7 by striking such wife and inserting such individual2 7#ad7 in section #gfa7;f71 by striking husband and wife each place such term appears and inserting married couple2 7#ae7 in section #iaa-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,c7-- 7i7 by striking husband or wife and inserting member of a married couple2 and 7ii7 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#i71 by striking a husband and wife and inserting the members of a married couple2 7#af7 in section #abdd7;b77#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#ag7 in section #abgb7;a77#b77;,e77iii7-- 7,a7 in the heading of such clause1 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 and 7,b7 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#ah7 in section #acac7;c77#a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting spouse2 7#ai7 in section #acfa7;c77#a77;,a77i71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#bj7 in the heading of section #bjdj7;b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses2 7#ba7 in the item relating to section #beac in the table of contents for subchapter ,b of chapter #ab of subtitle ,b1 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 7#bb7 in the heading of section #beac1 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 7#bc7 in section #beaf1 by striking a husband and wife and inserting the members of a married couple2 7#bd7 in section #egcc7;d77#b71 by striking a husband or wife and inserting an individual2 7#be7 in the item relating to section #fjac in the table of contents for subpart ,b of part ,,ii of subchapter ,a of chapter #fa of subtitle ,f1 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#bf7 in section #fjac-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7,b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the husband or wife and inserting spouse2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses2 7,c7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7i7 by striking filed by the husband and wife and inserting filed by the married couple2 and 7ii7 by striking the return of the husband and wife and inserting the return of both spouses2 7,d7 in subsection 7c71 by striking the husband and wife and inserting the spouses2 and 7,e7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#bg7 in the matter following section #fjad7;b77#d71 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#bh7 in section #fjag1 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#bi7 in section #fjif7;a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#cj7 in section #faff7;b77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in the heading of such subparagraph1 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 and 7,c7 in clause 7ii7 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#ca7 in section #fbab7;b77#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 7#cb7 in section #fbca7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 by striking a husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#ab7-- 7i7 by amending the heading to read as follows3 7#ab7 ,spouses 2 and 7ii7 by striking a husband and wife and inserting spouses2 7#cc7 in section #gdbh7;c77#b77;,a71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7#cd7 in section #ggja7;a71 by amending paragraph 7#ag7 to read as follows3 7#ag7 ,divorced spouses ,as used in sections #fhb and #beaf1 if the married couple therein referred to are divorced1 wherever appropriate to the meaning of such sections the term spouse shall be read former spouse and the term married couple shall be read former married couple4 2 and 7#ce7 in section #ghgb7;f77#g7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking ,husband and wife and inserting ,married couple2 and 7,b7 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple4 7q7 ,longshore and ,harbor ,workers' ,compensation ,act ,the ,longshore and ,harbor ,workers' ,compensation ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #b7af71 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse2 7#b7 in section #e7;a71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 7#c7 in section #h7;d77#a77;,d71 by striking wife1 husband1 and inserting spouse2 and 7#d7 in section #i-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d71 by striking wife or husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7g71 by striking wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse4 7r7 ,national ,housing ,act ,section #ebg7;a7 of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #agce;f-#e7;a77 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses4 7s7 ,act of ,september #e1 #aifb ,section #c7;c7 of the ,act of ,september #e1 #aifb1 entitled ,an ,act to provide for the division of the tribal assets of the ,ponca ,tribe of ,native ,americans of ,nebraska among the members of the tribe1 and for other purposes4 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #igc7;c77 is amended by striking wife and inserting spouse4 7t7 ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd ,the ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #b-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a77;ii71 by striking 7,c71 in the case of a wife1 has in her care 7individually or jointly with her husband7 and inserting 7,c7 has in his or her care 7individually or jointly with his or her spouse72 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting divorced spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking 7i72 and 7,,ii7 by striking 2 and 7ii7 in the case of a husband1 was receiving at least one-half of his support from his wife at the time his wife's annuity under subsection 7a77#a7 began2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting divorced spouse2 and 7v7 in the matter following paragraph 7#d71 by striking divorced wife's annuity and inserting divorced spouse's annuity2 7,b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i7-- 7aa7 by striking a widow 7as defined in section #baf 7c7 and 7k7 of the ,social ,security ,act7 or widower 7as defined in section #baf 7g7 and 7k7 of the ,social ,security ,act7 and inserting a surviving spouse 7as defined in section #baf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act72 and 7bb7 by striking 1 and who1 in the case of a widower1 was receiving at least one-half his support from the deceased employee at the time of her death or at the time her annuity under subsection 7a77#a7 began2 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 by striking a widow 7as defined in section #baf 7c7 and 7k7 of the ,social ,security ,act7 and inserting a surviving spouse 7as defined in section #baf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act72 and 7bb7 by inserting his or before her2 7,,iii7 in clause 7iv71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,,iv7 in clause 7v7-- 7aa7 by striking ,the widow 7as defined in section #baf7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act7 and inserting the surviving spouse 7as defined in section #baf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act72 7bb7 by striking wife 7as defined in section #baf7;d7 and inserting spouse 7as defined in section #baf7;a72 7cc7 by striking mother 7as defined and inserting parent 7as defined2 7dd7 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife1 or surviving divorced mother each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse1 or surviving divorced parent2 and 7ee7 by striking #bjb7;f7 and inserting #bjb7;e72 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 7,b7 in the case of a widow1 the last month for which she was entitled to an annuity under paragraph 7ii7 of subdivision 7#a7 as the widow of the deceased employee1 2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking widow1 widower1 or child and inserting surviving spouse or child2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 by striking wife1 husband1 widow1 widower and inserting spouse1 surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 by striking or 7c72 7,,iii7 by striking subsection1 7e71 7f71 or 7g7 and inserting subsection 7e7 or 7g72 and 7,,iv7 by striking #bjb7;d77#g77;c77i7 and inserting #bjb7;d77#g77;,c77i72 7,c7 in subsection 7e77#e71 by striking divorced wife and inserting divorced spouse2 7,d7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking wife's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's2 and 7,e7 in subsection 7h77#c71 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 7#b7 in section #c-- 7,a7 in subsection 7f7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7h7-- 7i7 by striking wife1 husband1 widow1 or widower each place such term appears and inserting spouse or surviving spouse2 and 7ii7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's or surviving spouse's2 7#c7 in section #d-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting divorced spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking wife's insurance benefit or the husband's insurance benefit and inserting spouse's insurance benefit2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking section #bjb7;a71 section #bjb7;b71 or section #bjb7;c7 and inserting section #bjb7;a7 or section #bjb7;c72 7,b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 by striking wife's or husband's insurance benefit each place such term appears and inserting spouse's insurance benefit2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking wife's and husband's and inserting spouse's2 7,c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking widow's insurance benefit1 widower's insurance benefit1 mother's insurance benefits1 parent's insurance benefit1 or child's insurance benefit and inserting surviving spouse's insurance benefit1 parent's insurance benefit1 or child's insurance benefit2 7,,ii7 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,,iii7 by striking widow's insurance benefit or widower's insurance benefit payable under section #bjb7;e7 or #bjb7;f7 and inserting surviving spouse's insurance benefit payable under section #bjb7;e72 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking widow's insurance benefit1 a widower's insurance benefit1 or and inserting surviving spouse's benefit or2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife1 or surviving divorced mother and inserting surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse1 or surviving divorced parent2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,d7 in subsection 7g7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a77;i71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow's or widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife1 or surviving divorced mother and inserting surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse1 or surviving divorced parent2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#aj7-- 7,i7 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 by striking widow's or widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking widow or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7,e7 in subsection 7h7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 by striking widow's or widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's2 and 7,,iii7 by striking or #bjb7;f72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife1 or surviving divorced mother and inserting surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse1 or surviving divorced parent2 and 7,f7 in subsection 7i71 by striking spouse or divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse or divorced spouse2 7#d7 in section #e-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in clause 7v71 by striking wife1 husband1 widow1 or widower and inserting spouse or surviving spouse2 and 7ii7 in clause 7vii71 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking widow or widower and inserting spouse2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting his or before her2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,i7 by striking widow and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 by striking she dies and inserting such surviving spouse dies2 7,,iii7 by striking she remarries and inserting such surviving spouse remarries2 and 7,,iv7 by striking she no longer and inserting such surviving spouse no longer2 and 7v7 in paragraph 7#i77;,b71 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7#e7 in section #f-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking wife's and inserting spouse's2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7v7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking widow1 widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking widow surviving divorced wife1 widower and inserting no surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking widow1 widower1 or parent and inserting surviving spouse or parent2 7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,iii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,iv7 in clause 7iii71 by striking widow1 widower1 or child and inserting surviving spouse or child2 7,v7 in clause 7iv71 by striking widow1 widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,vi7 in clause 7v71 by striking widow1 widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,vii7 in clause 7vi71 by striking widow1 widower and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,,viii7 in the matter following clause 7vi71 by striking widow1 widower1 or parent each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse or parent2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking divorced wife and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking widow and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,,iii7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,b71 by striking divorced wife and inserting survivor2 7,d7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7,e7 in subsection 7e77#a71 by striking widow or widower each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7#f7 in section #g-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 by striking wife or divorced wife or husband and inserting spouse or divorced spouse2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#b77;i71 by striking in the case of a spouse or divorced wife1 had such spouse's husband or wife and inserting in the case of a spouse or divorced spouse1 had such person's spouse2 and 7#g7 in section #ai7;a7-- 7,a7 by striking wife's insurance benefits payable to a wife1 husband's insurance benefits and inserting spouse's insurance benefits2 and 7,b7 by striking widow's insurance benefits payable to a widow1 widower's insurance benefits1 mother's insurance benefits payable to a widow and inserting surviving spouse's benefits payable to a surviving spouse1 parent's insurance benefits payable to a surviving spouse4 7u7 ,small ,business ,investment ,act of #aieh ,section #ejc7;a77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,investment ,act of #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fig7;a77#b77 is amended by striking wife1 husband and inserting spouse4 7v7 ,social ,security ,act ,the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bjb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,wife's and inserting ,spouse's2 7ii7 by striking wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking 7as defined in section #baf7;b772 7,,ii7 by striking 7as defined in section #baf7;d772 7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking her and inserting such spouse's2 7,,iv7 in subparagraph 7,d77i71 by striking she and inserting such spouse or divorced spouse2 7,v7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,d77ii77,,ii71 by inserting before she each place such word appears the following3 he or2 7,,vi7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking she and inserting such spouse2 7,,vii7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking she each place such term appears and inserting such spouse2 7,,viii7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by inserting he or before she2 and 7,,ix7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking she and inserting such spouse2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by inserting before her each place such term appears his or2 and 7,,ii7 by striking husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse2 7,b7 by striking subsection 7c72 7,c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,widow's and inserting ,surviving spouse's2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 by striking widow 7as defined in section #baf7;c77 and inserting surviving spouse2 7bb7 by striking wife 7as defined in section #baf7;d77 and inserting spouse2 and 7cc7 by striking widow or surviving divorced wife and inserting surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse2 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7aa7 in clause 7i71 by striking widow's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7bb7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,,aa7 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by striking wife's and inserting spouse's2 and 7,,bb7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by inserting he or before she and by inserting him or before her2 and 7cc7 in clause 7iii71 by inserting father's or before mother's2 7,,iii7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,e71 by striking widow's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7,,iv7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting before she each place such word appears the following3 he or2 7,v7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting before she each place such word appears the following3 he or2 and 7,,vi7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,f77ii7 by inserting before she each place such word appears the following3 he or2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking widow's insurance each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's insurance2 7,,ii7 by striking surviving divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 and 7,,iii7 by striking widow each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking widow each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7,,ii7 by striking surviving divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 and 7,,iii7 by inserting he or before she2 7v7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 by inserting before her each place such term appears the following3 his or2 7,,ii7 by inserting before she each place such term appears the following he or2 7,,iii7 by striking widow or surviving divorced wife and inserting surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse2 and 7,,iv7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or father's before insurance2 7vi7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,i7 by striking widow or surviving divorced wife each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 in clause 7i71 by inserting he or before she2 and 7bb7 in clause 7ii77,i71 by inserting his or before her2 and 7vii7 in the matter following paragraph 7#g77;,b71 by striking she and inserting such individual2 7,d7 by striking subsection 7f72 7,e7 in the matter following subsection 7i77#b71 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 7,f7 in subsection 7j77#d77;,b77i7-- 7i7 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife or widower and inserting surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse2 7ii7 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7iii7 by striking surviving divorced wife and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 7,g7 in subsection 7q7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's1 or surviving spouse's2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 and 7bb7 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's or surviving spouse's2 7bb7 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 and 7cc7 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7,,ii7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's or surviving spouse's2 7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking wife's or husband's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's2 7,,iv7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's or surviving spouse's2 7,v7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's or surviving spouse's2 and 7,,vi7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking widow's or widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,i7 by striking wife's or husband's each place such word appears and inserting spouse's2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,i7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's1 or surviving spouse's2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 in clause 7ii71 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 and 7bb7 in clause 7iii71 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7v7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7,i7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting spouse's1 or surviving spouse's2 7,,ii7 by striking wife's or husband's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's2 and 7,,iii7 as amended by subclause 7,i71 by striking widow's or widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's2 7vi7 in paragraph 7#i7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking old-age insurance benefits1 wife's insurance benefits1 and husband's insurance benefits and inserting old-age insurance benefits and spouse's insurance benefits2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking widow's insurance benefits and widower's insurance benefits and inserting surviving spouse's insurance benefits2 and 7vii7 in paragraph 7#aj7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking old-age1 wife's1 and husband's and inserting old-age and spouse's2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow's and widower's each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's2 7,h7 in subsection 7r7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,wife's or ,husband's and inserting ,spouse's2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking wife's or husband's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking wife's or husband's and inserting spouse's2 and 7,i7 in subsection 7t77#aa77;,b71 by striking a wife1 a husband1 a widow1 a widower1 a divorced wife1 a divorced husband1 a surviving divorced wife1 a surviving divorced husband and inserting a spouse1 a surviving spouse1 a surviving divorced spouse2 7#b7 in section #bjc-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking wife's or husband's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving divorced spouse2 and 7iii7 in the matter following subparagraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow1 surviving divorced wife1 widower1 or surviving divorced husband and inserting surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse2 7,b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 by striking wife's1 husband's1 or child's each place such term appears and inserting spouse's or child's2 and 7ii7 by striking wife1 divorced wife1 husband1 divorced husband and inserting spouse or divorced spouse2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7f77#a71 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7#c7 in section #bje-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking wife1 divorced wife1 widow1 surviving divorced wife1 surviving divorced mother1 surviving divorced father1 husband1 divorced husband1 widower1 surviving divorced husband and inserting spouse1 divorced spouse1 surviving spouse1 surviving divorced spouse1 surviving mother1 surviving father2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking child's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting child's or surviving spouse's2 7,b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,c71 by striking spouse1 surviving divorced wife1 surviving divorced husband and inserting spouse1 surviving divorced spouse2 7,c7 in subsection 7i71 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse2 7,d7 in subsection 7j77#h71 by striking child's1 widow's1 or widower's and inserting child's or surviving spouse's2 and 7,e7 in subsection 7q77#e7-- 7i7 by striking wife1 husband or child and inserting spouse or child2 and 7ii7 by striking widow or widower and inserting surviving spouse2 7#d7 in section #bae7;h7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking him1 his wife1 and his children1 or1 if he has died1 to his widow and children and inserting him1 his spouse1 and his children1 or1 if he has died1 to his surviving spouse and children2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking himself1 his wife1 and his children and inserting himself1 his spouse1 and his children2 and 7ii7 by striking his widow1 if any and inserting his surviving spouse1 if any2 7#e7 in section #baf-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,the term surviving divorced spouse means a surviving divorced wife or a surviving divorced husband4 2 7,b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#i7 ,the term divorced spouse means a divorced wife or a divorced husband4 2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7l77#b7-- 7i7 by striking old-age1 wife's1 or husband's and inserting old-age or spouse's2 and 7ii7 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7#f7 in section #bbb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by striking #bjb7;d71 #bjb7;e71 or #bjb7;f7 and inserting #bjb7;d71 or #bjb7;e72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking widow's and inserting surviving spouse's2 and 7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72 7#g7 in section #bbe7;a71 by striking or that a widow or surviving divorced wife who has not attained age #fj and is entitled to benefits under section #bjb7;e71 or that a widower or surviving divorced husband who has not attained age #fj and is entitled to benefits under section #bjb7;f7 and inserting or that a surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse who has not attained age #fj and is entitled to benefits under section #bjb7;e72 7#h7 in section #bbf-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,a77iii71 by striking widow's insurance benefits under section #bjb7;e7 or widower's insurance benefits under section #bjb7;f7 and inserting surviving spouse's insurance benefits under section #bjb7;e72 7,b7 in the matter following subsection 7b77#b77;,c77ii77,,ii71 by striking in the last sentence of section #bjb7;e77#a71 and in the last sentence of section #bjb7;f77#a7 and inserting and in the last sentence of section #bjb7;e77#a72 and 7,c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 by striking widows and widowers and inserting surviving spouses2 7bb7 in clause 7i71 by striking sections #bjb7;e77#a77;,b77ii71 #bjb7;e77#d71 #bjb7;f77#a77;,b77ii71 and #bjb7;f77#d7 and inserting sections #bjb7;e77#a77;,b77ii7 and #bjb7;e77#d72 and 7cc7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and the phrase before he attained age #fj in the matter following subparagraph 7,f7 of section #bjb7;f77#a7 shall each and inserting shall2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking widow's insurance benefits or widower's insurance benefits each place such term appears and inserting surviving spouse's insurance benefits2 and 7,,ii7 by striking widow's or widower's and inserting surviving spouse's2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking any disabled widow aged #ej or older who is entitled to mother's insurance benefits 7and who would have been entitled to widow's insurance benefits by reason of disability if she had filed for such widow's benefits71 and any disabled widower aged #ej or older who is entitled to father's insurance benefits 7and who would have been entitled to widower's insurance benefits by reason of disability if he had filed for such widower's benefits7 and inserting any disabled surviving spouse aged #ej or older who is entitled to mother's or father's insurance benefits 7and who would have been entitled to surviving spouse's insurance benefits by reason of disability if he or she had filed for such surviving spouse's benefits72 and 7,,ii7 by striking such widow's or widower's and inserting such surviving spouse's2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking widow's or widower's insurance benefits under section #bjb7;e7 or 7f7 and inserting surviving spouse's benefits under section #bjb7;e72 7#i7 in section #bbg-- 7,a7 by striking section #bjb7;e7 or section #bjb7;f7 each place such term appears and inserting section #bjb7;e72 and 7,b7 by striking section #bjb7;b7 or section #bjb7;c7 each place such term appears and inserting section #bjb7;b72 7#aj7 in section #bbh-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking husband or wife and inserting married couple2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking husband and wife both of whom and inserting married couple of which both spouses2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking of a husband and wife and inserting of a married couple2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking husband or wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse2 7#aa7 in section #aajg1 by striking wife1 husband1 widow1 widower1 divorced wife1 divorced husband1 surviving divorced wife1 surviving divorced husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse1 surviving spouse1 divorced spouse1 surviving divorced spouse2 7#ab7 in section #aabh7;j77#a77;,a71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 7#ac7 in section #afaa7;e77#c7-- 7,a7 by striking husband and wife are and inserting married couple is2 and 7,b7 as amended by subparagraph 7,a71 by striking husband and wife each place such term appears and inserting married couple2 7#ad7 in subsection #afad7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 and 7,b7 by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple2 and 7#ae7 in section #afca7;b77#a77;,a77i71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse4 7w7 ,title #a ,section #g of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking one man and one woman as husband and wife1 and the word spouse refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife and inserting two people as spouses4 7x7 ,title #e ,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bajh7c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking wife or husband and inserting spouse2 7,b7 by amending subparagraph 7,f7 to read as follows3 7,f7 the parent of an individual who lost his life under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces during a period named by paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of this section2 2 and 7,c7 by amending subparagraph 7,g7 to read as follows3 7,g7 the parent of a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran2 and 2 7#b7 in section #caaj7;a77#c71 by striking husband1 wife and inserting spouse2 7#c7 in section #eefa7c77;,a71 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 7#d7 in section #haaj7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter before subparagraph 7,a71 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking she and inserting the spouse2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking she and inserting the spouse2 and 7,,ii7 by striking her and inserting the spouse's2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking her and inserting the spouse's2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 and 7,d7 as amended by subparagraph 7,c71 in the matter following paragraph 7#c71 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting paragraph 7#b72 7#e7 in section #hacc1 in the matter following subsection 7b77#c71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse2 and 7#f7 in the matter following section #hddc7;b77#c77;,e71 by striking wife or husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse4 7y7 ,title #aj ,section #gja7;j77#a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking wife and inserting spouse4 7z7 ,title #aa ,section #ebb7;b77#a7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting married to one another4 7aa7 ,title #ah ,section #hgi7;b77#a77;,a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking wife and inserting spouse2 7#b7 by inserting after during his the following3 or her2 7#c7 by striking widow and inserting surviving spouse2 and 7#d7 by inserting before her death the following3 his or4 7bb7 ,title #bh ,section #cjad7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting married to one another4 7cc7 ,title #ch ,section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking of the opposite sex each place such term appears4 7dd7 ,trading with the enemy ,act ,section #ca of the ,trading ,with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ca7 is amended by striking wife and inserting spouse4 7ee7 ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih ,section #aja7ae7 of the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7ae77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking husband1 wife1 and inserting married couple2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple4