,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,tester introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve and to expand eligibility for
 dependency and indemnity compensation  
paid to certain survivors of certain    
veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,caring for the     
,survivors and ,families of ,veterans   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,modification of    
requirements for dependency and         
indemnity compensation for survivors of 
certain veterans rated totally disabled 
at time of death ,section #acah of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,the ,secretary and         
inserting 7#a7 ,except as provided in   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary2 and     
7,b7 by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph3  7#b7 ,in any case in    
which the ,secretary makes a payment    
under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection 
by reason of subsection 7b77#a7 of this 
section and the period of continuous    
rating immediately preceding death is   
less than #aj years1 the amount payable 
under such paragraph shall be an amount 
that bears the same relationship to the 
amount otherwise payable under such     
paragraph as the duration of such period
 bears to #aj years4  2 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7b77#a71 by striking #aj or  
more years and inserting not less than  
five years4  #c4 ,eligibility for       
dependency and indemnity compensation   
for surviving spouses who remarry after 
age #ee ,section #ajc7;d77#b77;,b7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended in the second sentence by       
inserting chapter #ac or after benefits 
under4