,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #daj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,ms4   
,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4     
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4
 ,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4      
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1    
,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,ms4       
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,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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