,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjai,mr4    
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide paym5t ( ,m$al ( ,honor special 
p5sion "u su* title to ! surviv+ sp\se (
 a deceas$ ,m$al ( ,honor recipi5t1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,m$al ( ,honor ,surviv+
 ,sp\ses ,recognition ,act ( #bjai4  #b4
 ,m$al ( ,honor special p5sion = surviv+
 sp\ses  7a7 ,codification ( curr5t rate
 ( special p5sion ,subsection 7a7 (     
section #aefb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ #a1jjj &      
ins]t+ #a1cff4ha4  7b7 ,special p5sion =
 surviv+ sp\ses  7#a7 ,surviv+ sp\se    
b5efit ,su* subsection is fur!r am5d$-- 
7,a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 aft] 7a72 &  7,b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3   
7#b7 7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y %all pay  

special p5sion "u ?is section to !      
surviv+ sp\se ( a p]son :o 0 aw>d$ a    
,m$al ( ,honor z describ$ 9 section     
#aefj7;b7 ( ?is title4  7,b7 ,no special
 p5sion %all be paid to a surviv+ sp\se 
( a p]son "u ?is section unless su*     
surviv+ sp\se 0 m>ri$ to su* p]son--    
7i7 = "o ye> or m prior to ! vet]an's   
dea?2 or  7ii7 = any p]iod ( "t if a    
*ild 0 born ( ! m>riage1 or 0 born to !m
 be=e ! m>riage4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+       
am5dm5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,su* section is 
am5d$-- 7i7 9 subsection 7d71 by ins]t+ 
or m>ri$ to m ?an "o p]son :o has be5   
aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor1 aft] ,honor12 & 
7ii7 9 subsection 7f77#a71 by /rik+ ?is 
section & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a7 (        
subsection 7a71 or "u p>agraph 7#b7 (   
su* subsection 9 ! case ( a po/hum\s    
entry on ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 &   
,coa/ ,gu>d m$al ( ,honor ,roll14  7,b7 
,special provisions relat+ to m>riages  
,section #ajc7;d77#e7 ( su* title is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraph3  7,e7 ,section             

#aefb7;a77#b71 relat+ to ,m$al ( ,honor 
special p5sion4  4  7#c7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is subsection %all
 apply ) respect to paym5t ( p5sion "u  
section #aefb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 = mon?s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4