S.Amdt. 3287

SA 3287. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Warnock) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 562. IMPROVED BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO
REMARRY.

(a) Continued Eligibility for Survivor Benefit Plan for
Surviving Spouses Who Remarry.--Section 1450 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``, Remarriage
Before Age 55, etc.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``or remarriage
before age 55''; and
(ii) by striking ``or, if the surviving spouse or former
spouse remarries before reaching age 55, until the surviving
spouse or former spouse remarries''; and
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) Effect of termination of subsequent marriage.--If the
surviving spouse or former spouse remarries and is also
entitled to an annuity under the Plan based upon the
subsequent marriage when the subsequent marriage is
terminated, the surviving spouse or former spouse may not
receive both annuities and shall elect which annuity to
receive.''; and
(2) in subsection (k)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``if beneficiary
55 years of age or more'';
(B) by striking ``subsequently loses'' and inserting
``lost''; and
(C) by striking ``, and if at the time of such remarriage
the surviving spouse or former spouse is 55 years of age or
more'' after ``former spouse''.
(b) Expansion of Definition of Dependent Under TRICARE
Program to Include a Remarried Widow or Widower Whose
Subsequent Marriage Has Ended.--Section 1072(2) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (I)(v), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent
marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.''.
______