,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,sykes introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the     
,social ,security ,act to modify the    
#aj-year marriage rule relating to      
spouses and surviving spouses insurance 
benefits in cases of domestic violence1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fair ,social ,security for ,domestic   
,violence ,survivors ,act4  #b4         
,modification of #aj-year marriage rule 
in cases of domestic violence  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #baf7;d7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7;d77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7#i7  7,a7 ,in the case of a
 divorced woman described in paragraph  
7#a7 or 7#b7 or a divorced man described
 in paragraph 7#d7 or 7#e7 who provides 
to the ,commissioner of ,social         

,security a finding made by a court of  
law that the divorced woman or divorced 
man was the victim of domestic violence 
committed by the spouse during the      
course of the marriage1 such paragraph  
as may be applicable with respect to    
such divorced woman or divorced man     
shall be applied for purposes of this   
title by substituting #e years for #aj  
years4  7,b7 ,for purposes of           
subparagraph 7,a71 the term domestic    
violence has the meaning given such term
 in section #djjjb7;a7 of the ,violence 
,against ,women ,act of #aiid4  4  7b7  
,termination of wife's insurance        
benefits ,section #bjb7;b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djb7;b77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 ,in the case of
 any divorced wife who provides to the  
,commissioner of ,social ,security a    
finding made by a court of law that the 
divorced wife was the victim of domestic
 violence 7as defined in section        
#baf7;d77#i77;,b77 committed by the     

spouse during the course of the         
marriage1 clause 7ii7 of paragraph      
7#a77;,g7 shall be applied by           
substituting #e years for #aj years4  4 
7c7 ,termination of husband's insurance 
benefits ,section #bjb7;c7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djb7;c77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 ,in the case of
 any divorced husband who provides to   
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security a
 finding made by a court of law that the
 divorced husband was the victim of     
domestic violence 7as defined in section
 #baf7;d77#i77;,b77 committed by the    
spouse1 clause 7ii7 of paragraph        
7#a77;,g7 shall be applied by           
substituting #e years for #aj years4  4 
7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       
respect to monthly insurance benefits   
for months beginning at least #ah months
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4