,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,hudson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 
,van ,ord51 ,ms4 ,morrison1 ,mr4        
,luttrell1 & ,mr4 ,khanna7 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 improve b5efits 
& s]vices = surviv+ sp\ses1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,love ,lives ,on ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,modification ( entitlem5t  
to vet]ans dep5d5cy & indemnity         
comp5sation = surviv+ sp\ses :o rem>ry  
,section #ajc7;d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ 7i7 
be=e ,! rem>riage2  7,b7 9 clause 7i71 z

 designat$ by subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+
 ,not)/&+ ! previ\s s5t5ce & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7ii7 ,not)/&+ clause 7i7  2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
clause3  7iii7 ,not)/&+ clause 7ii71 !  
rem>riage ( a surviv+ sp\se %all n b> ! 
furni%+ ( b5efits "u section #acaa or   
#aefb ( ?is title to ! surviv+ sp\se ( a
 vet]an4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7--   
7,a7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,b7 
by r5umb]+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e7 
z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d71         
respectively4  #c4 ,cont9u$ eligibility 
= ,survivor ,b5efit ,plan = c]ta9       
surviv+ sp\ses :o rem>ry ,section       
#adej7;b77#b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,an   
annuity & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al 7,a7 ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71
 an annuity  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7         
,treatm5t ( survivors ( memb]s :o die on
 active duty ,! ,secret>y may n t]m9ate 
paym5t ( an annuity = a surviv+ sp\se   
describ$ 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 ( ,love  
,lives ,on ,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y    
%all resume paym5t ( ! annuity to t     
surviv+ sp\se--  7i7 except z provid$ by
 clause 7ii71 = ea* mon? t beg9s on or  
aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] su* date ( 
enactm5t2 or  7ii7 on ! fir/ day ( !    
fir/ mon? beg9n+ aft] su* date (        
enactm5t1 9 ! case ( a surviv+ sp\se :o 
elect$ to transf] paym5t ( t annuity to 
a surviv+ *ild or *ildr5 "u ! provisions
 ( section #addh7;d77#b77;,b7 ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z 9 effect on 
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai4  4  #d4 ,expansion 
( def9ition ( dep5d5t "u ,,tric>e       
program to include a rem>ri$ wid[ or    
wid[] ^: subsequ5t m>riage has end$     
,section #ajgb7b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,h71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 
a semicolon2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph        
7,i77v71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &    

ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,j7 a rem>ri$ 
wid[ or wid[] ^: subsequ5t m>riage has  
end$ due to dea?1 divorce1 or annulm5t4 
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