,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjai,mr4 ,sullivan 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 provide payment of ,medal of ,honor  
special pension under such title to the 
surviving spouse of a deceased ,medal of
 ,honor recipient1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,medal of ,honor    
,surviving ,spouses ,recognition ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,medal of ,honor special   
pension for surviving spouses  7a7      
,codification of current rate of special
 pension ,subsection 7a7 of section     
#aefb of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking #a1jjj and
 inserting #a1cff4ha4  7b7 ,special     
pension for surviving spouses  7#a7     
,surviving spouse benefit ,such         
subsection is further amended-- 7,a7 by 

inserting 7#a7 after 7a72 and  7,b7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 7,a7 ,except as        
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the      
,secretary shall pay special pension    
under this section to the surviving     
spouse of a person who was awarded a    
,medal of ,honor as described in section
 #aefj7;b7 of this title4  7,b7 ,no     
special pension shall be paid to a      
surviving spouse of a person under this 
section unless such surviving spouse was
 married to such person--  7i7 for one  
year or more prior to the veteran's     
death2 or  7ii7 for any period of time  
if a child was born of the marriage1 or 
was born to them before the marriage4  4
  7#b7 ,conforming amendments  7,a7 ,in 
general ,such section is amended-- 7i7  
in subsection 7d71 by inserting or      
married to more than one person who has 
been awarded the ,medal of ,honor1 after
 ,honor12 and  7ii7 in subsection       
7f77#a71 by striking this section and   
inserting paragraph 7#a7 of subsection  

7a71 or under paragraph 7#b7 of such    
subsection in the case of a posthumous  
entry on the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 
and ,coast ,guard medal of ,honor       
,roll14  7,b7 ,special provisions       
relating to marriages ,section          
#ajc7;d77#e7 of such title is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subparagraph3  7,e7 ,section            
#aefb7;a77#b71 relating to ,medal of    
,honor special pension4  4  7#c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply with respect
 to payment of pension under section    
#aefb of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 for months beginning after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4