,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjba,mr4 
,waltz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 & ,mr4 
,cr[7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d titles #aj 
& #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp&     
c]ta9 b5efits = surviv+ sp\ses ( memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o die 9 l9e ( duty1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,capta9 ,james ,c4 
,edge ,gold ,/> ,sp\se ,equity ,act4    
#b4 ,cont9u$ eligibility = ,survivor    
,b5efit ,plan = c]ta9 surviv+ sp\ses :o 
rem>ry ,section #adej7;b77#b7 ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,an annuity & ins]t+ 7,a7 
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 an        
annuity2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !     

foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,!        
,secret>y may n t]m9ate paym5t ( an     
annuity = a surviv+ sp\se describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 ( section      
#addh7;d77#a7 solely because t surviv+  
sp\se rem>ries4 ,9 ! case ( a surviv+   
sp\se :o rem>ri$ be=e rea*+ age #ee &   
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,capta9    
,james ,c4 ,edge ,gold ,/> ,sp\se       
,equity ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all resume   
paym5t ( ! annuity to t surviv+ sp\se = 
ea* mon? aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( t   
,act4  4  #c4 ,cont9u$ eligibility =    
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation =      
surviv+ sp\ses :o rem>ry  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #ajc7;d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#b77;,b71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
,! rem>riage ( a surviv+ sp\se %all n b>
 ! furni%+ ( b5efits "u section #acaa ( 
?is title to ! surviv+ sp\se ( a        
vet]an42 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by    
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 & r5umb]+        
subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e7 z          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d71           

respectively4  7b7 ,resumption ( paym5ts
 to c]ta9 individuals previ\sly d5i$    
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation ,beg9n+
 on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon? aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all resume paym5t ( dep5d5cy &         
indemnity comp5sation "u section #acaa (
 su* title to ea* liv+ individual :o--  
7#a7 is ! surviv+ sp\se ( a vet]an2 &   
7#b7 rem>ri$ be=e-- 7,a7 rea*+ age #eg2 
&  7,b7 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4