,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4  
,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp&           
eligibility = c]ta9 b5efits "u ! laws   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs = vet]ans rat$ totally disabl$ 
at dea? to c]ta9 surviv+ sp\ses4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]ans' ,surviv+ ,sp\se ,equity ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,expansion ( eligibility = 
c]ta9 b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =         
survivors ( c]ta9 vet]ans rat$ totally  
disabl$ at "t ( dea? ,subsection 7c7 (  
section #acah ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71
 by /rik+ 7or72  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2
 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
p>agraph3  7#c7 ! surviv+ sp\se-- 7,a7 0
 m>ri$ to ! vet]an = a p]iod ( "o ye> or

 m imm$iately prec$+ ! vet]an's dea?2 or
  7,b7 liv$ ) ! vet]an 9 ! same h\sehold
 = at lea/ "o ye> imm$iately prec$+ !   
vet]an's dea? & held !mselves to !      
public z ! sp\se ( ! vet]an dur+ su*    
p]iod1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! vet]an or !   
surviv+ sp\se ent]$ into ano!r legal or 
religi\s m>riage dur+ su* p]iod4  4