,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cornyn 7= himself & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to      
cl>ify ! treatm5t ( c]ta9 surviv+ sp\ses
 "u ! def9ition ( small bus9ess conc]n  
own$ & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$      
vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,s]vice-,disabl$ ,vet]ans   
,small ,bus9ess ,cont9uation ,act4  #b4 
,te*nical am5dm5t reg>d+ treatm5t (     
c]ta9 surviv+ sp\ses "u ! def9ition (   
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans ,effective on ! 
date specifi$ 9 section #ahcb7;e7 ( !   
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 7,public ,law        
#aad-cbh2 #acj ,/at4 #bffj71 section    
#c7q77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77#b77;,c77 is     
am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7i77,,ii71 by    

/rik+ rat$ z #ajj p]c5t & all t foll[s  
?r\gh s]vice-connect$ disability2 &     
7#b7 by am5d+ clause 7ii77,,iii7 to read
 z foll[s3  7,,iii7 ! date t-- 7aa7 9 ! 
case ( a surviv+ sp\se ( a vet]an ) a   
s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ z #ajj  
p]c5t disabl+ or :o dies z a result ( a 
s]vice-connect$ disability1 is #aj ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an2 or     
7bb7 9 ! case ( a surviv+ sp\se ( a     
vet]an ) a s]vice-connect$ disability   
rat$ z less ?an #ajj p]c5t disabl+ :o   
does n die z a result ( a               
s]vice-connect$ disability1 is #c ye>s  
aft] ! date ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an4  4