,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4  
,deluzio introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish certain rights for spouses 
of members of the uniformed services4   
#a4 ,establishment of certain rights for
 spouses of members of the uniformed    
services  7a7 ,definition ,section #dcjc
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#ag7 as       
paragraphs 7#ae7 through 7#ah71         
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting1   
after paragraph 7#ac71 the following new
 paragraph3  7#ad7 ,the term spouse     
means husband or wife1 as the case may  
be4  4  7b7 ,termination of entitlement 
,section #dcjd of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting 7a7 before ,a person's2  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following new  

subsection3  7b7 ,except for            
reemployment rights under section #dcab 
of this title1 a person's entitlement to
 the benefits of this chapter by reason 
of service in the uniformed services by 
the spouse of such person terminates on 
the date of issuance1 by a court of     
competent jurisdiction1 of a final      
decree of divorce1 dissolution1 or      
annulment1 regarding such person and    
such spouse4  2 and  7#c7 in the        
heading1 by striking ,character of      
service and inserting ,termination of   
entitlement4  7c7 ,discrimination       
prohibited ,section #dcaa of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting 1  
or the spouse of such a person1 after   
uniformed service2 and  7#b7 in the     
heading1 by inserting spouses of such   
persons2 after and4  7d7 ,reemployment  
rights ,section #dcab of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended as    
follows3 7#a7 ,in subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71

 by inserting 1 or by reason of such    
service by the spouse of such person1   
after uniformed services2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking service in  
the uniformed services does not exceed  
five years2 and and inserting such      
service does not exceed five years22    
7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as 
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,d7 by inserting1 
after paragraph 7#b71 the following new 
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 in the case of a  
person whose absence is by reason of    
such service by the spouse of such      
person1 the length of the absence does  
not exceed two consecutive years2 and  4
  7#b7 ,in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7  
by striking who is absent from a        
position of employment by reason of     
service in the uniformed services if    
such person's cumulative period of      
service in the uniformed services and   
inserting described in such subsection  
if the cumulative period of absence2 and
  7ii7 by striking any such period of   

service shall not include any service   
and inserting any such period of absence
 shall not include any absence2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#a71 by inserting for the   
member of the uniformed services before 
to complete2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 inserting 7or the spouse of such       
person7 after such person both places it
 appears2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
inserting for service before performed  
as required2 and  7,e7 in paragraph     
7#d71 in the matter preceding           
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking     
performed2 and  7ii7 by inserting 7or   
the spouse of such a member7 after      
uniformed service4  7#c7 ,in subsection 
7d77#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by
 striking 2 or and inserting a          
semicolon2  7,b7 by redesignating       
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 
and  7,c7 by inserting1 after           
subparagraph 7,b71 the following new    
subparagraph 7,c73  7,c7 in the case of 
a person whose absence from employment  
is by reason of service in the uniformed

 services by the spouse of such person1 
such person obtains new employment4  4  
7#d7 ,in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs
 7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7ii7 in            
subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting 7or the 
spouse of such a person7 after #ahj     
days2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by  
inserting 1 or the spouse of such a     
person1 before shall2  7,c7 by          
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,d7 by inserting1 
after paragraph 7#b71 the following new 
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 ,in the case of a 
person absent from employment by reason 
of service in the uniformed services by 
the spouse of such person1 if such      
person ceases to be married to such     
spouse--  7,a7 by reason of the death of
 such spouse1 such person shall notify  
the employer of such person of the      
person's intent to return to a position 
of employment with such employer not    

later than two years after such death2  
or  7,b7 for any reason other than the  
death of such spouse1 such person shall 
notify the employer of such person of   
the person's intent to return to a      
position of employment with such        
employer not later than #cj days after a
 court of competent jurisdiction issues 
a final decree of divorce1 dissolution1 
or annulment4  4  7#e7 ,in subsection   
7h71 by striking person's training or   
service and inserting person's 7or the  
person's spouse's7 training or service4 
7#f7 ,in the heading1 by striking of    
persons who serve in the uniformed      
services4  7e7 ,reemployment positions  
,section #dcac7;a77#b7 of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 by  
inserting 7or whose spouse's7 after     
whose4  7f7 ,reemployment by the        
,federal ,government ,section #dcad of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting 7or the spouse of  
such person7 before entered both places 

it appears4  7g7 ,reemployment by       
certain ,federal agencies ,section      
#dcae7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting 1 and the
 spouses of such persons1 after         
uniformed services4  7h7 ,rights1       
benefits1 and obligations of spouses    
absent from employment for service in a 
uniformed service ,section #dcaf of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
inserting 1 by such person or the spouse
 of such person1 after of service2  7#b7
 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking in the   
uniformed services and inserting        
described in subsection 7a72  7ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking while    
performing and inserting during2 and    
7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 
while such person performs and inserting
 during2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7  
in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 in clause  
7i71 by striking in the uniformed       

services and inserting described in     
subsection 7a72 and  7,,ii7 in clause   
7ii71 by striking service in the        
uniformed services and inserting such   
service2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71
 by striking service in the uniformed   
services and inserting such service2 and
  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking   
while serving in the uniformed services 
and inserting during service described  
in subsection 7a72  7#c7 in subsection  
7c71 by striking person's period of     
service both places it appears and      
inserting period of service described in
 subsection 7a72  7#d7 in subsection    
7d71 by striking in the uniformed       
services and inserting described in     
subsection 7a72 and  7#e7 in the        
heading1 by striking for and inserting  
due to4  7i7 ,health plans ,section     
#dcag of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
inserting by such person or the spouse  
of such person after uniformed services2

  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking   
performs service in the uniformed       
services and inserting is absent from   
such position of employment by reason of
 service described in subsection 7a72   
and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77ii71 by
 striking served by the person in the   
uniformed services and inserting of     
service described in subsection 7a72 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by        
striking in the uniformed services and  
inserting described in subsection 7a74  
7j7 ,employee pension benefit plans     
,section #dcah of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#b7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking periods  
of service in the uniformed services and
 inserting periods of absence from      
employment described in section #dcab of
 this title2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph  
7,b71 by striking period served by a    
person in the uniformed services and    
inserting such period of absence2  7#b7 
in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph  

7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 by striking   
period of service both places it appears
 and inserting such period2 and  7,,ii7 
by striking service in the uniformed    
services and inserting a period of      
absence2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph      
7,b77i71 by striking period served by   
the person in the uniformed services and
 inserting period of absence2  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 by striking period
 of service and inserting period of     
absence2 and  7ii7 by striking service  
in the uniformed services and inserting 
absence2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by
 striking period of service both places 
it appears and inserting period of      
absence4  7k7 ,training for ,federal    
executive agency human resources        
personnel on employment and reemployment
 rights and limitations ,section        
#dcah7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting 7and the 
spouses of such members7 after members  
both places it appears4  7l7 ,technical 

amendments ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of chapter #dc of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended as    
follows3 7#a7 ,by striking the item     
relating to section #dcjd and inserting 
the following3  #dcjd4 ,termination of  
entitlement4  4  7#b7 ,by striking the  
item relating to section #dcaa and      
inserting the following3  #dcaa4        
,discrimination against persons who     
serve in the uniformed services and     
spouses of such persons2 acts of        
reprisal prohibited4  4  7#c7 ,by       
striking the item relating to section   
#dcab and inserting the following3      
#dcab4 ,reemployment rights4  4  7#d7   
,by striking the item relating to       
section #dcaf and inserting the         
following3  #dcaf4 ,rights1 benefits1   
and obligations of persons absent from  
employment due to service in a uniformed
 service4  4