,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,sykes introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act to modify !      
#aj-ye> m>riage rule relat+ to sp\ses & 
surviv+ sp\ses insurance b5efits 9 cases
 ( dome/ic viol5ce1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fair ,social ,security = ,dome/ic    
,viol5ce ,survivors ,act4  #b4          
,modification ( #aj-ye> m>riage rule 9  
cases ( dome/ic viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #baf7;d7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7;d77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7  7,a7  
,9 ! case ( a divorc$ woman describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 or a divorc$ man  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 or 7#e7 :o     
provides to ! ,commission] ( ,social    
,security a f9d+ made by a c\rt ( law t 
! divorc$ woman or divorc$ man 0 !      
victim ( dome/ic viol5ce committ$ by !  

sp\se dur+ ! c\rse ( ! m>riage1 su*     
p>agraph z may be applicable ) respect  
to su* divorc$ woman or divorc$ man %all
 be appli$ = purposes ( ?is title by    
sub/itut+ #e ye>s = #aj ye>s4  7,b7 ,=  
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m      
dome/ic viol5ce has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce      
,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid4  4  7b7      
,t]m9ation ( wife's insurance b5efits   
,section #bjb7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,9 !   
case ( any divorc$ wife :o provides to !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security a f9d+
 made by a c\rt ( law t ! divorc$ wife 0
 ! victim ( dome/ic viol5ce 7z def9$ 9  
section #baf7;d77#i77;,b77 committ$ by !
 sp\se dur+ ! c\rse ( ! m>riage1 clause 
7ii7 ( p>agraph 7#a77;,g7 %all be appli$
 by sub/itut+ #e ye>s = #aj ye>s4  4    
7c7 ,t]m9ation ( husb&'s insurance      
b5efits ,section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     

7#e7 ,9 ! case ( any divorc$ husb& :o   
provides to ! ,commission] ( ,social    
,security a f9d+ made by a c\rt ( law t 
! divorc$ husb& 0 ! victim ( dome/ic    
viol5ce 7z def9$ 9 section              
#baf7;d77#i77;,b77 committ$ by ! sp\se1 
clause 7ii7 ( p>agraph 7#a77;,g7 %all be
 appli$ by sub/itut+ #e ye>s = #aj ye>s4
  4  7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is section %all apply ) respect
 to mon?ly insurance b5efits = mon?s    
beg9n+ at lea/ #ah mon?s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4