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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5059
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 26, 2016
Ms. Brown of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of surviving spouse
for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Love Lives On Act of 2016
.
Modification of definition of surviving spouse
for purposes of laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In general
Section 101(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking and who has not remarried
and all that follows through such other person
.
Conforming amendments
Such title is further amended as follows:
In section 103—
by striking subsection (d); and
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
In section 1922(b)(2)(A), by striking and while unremarried
.
In section 2306(b)(4), by striking subsection:
and all that follows and inserting the following: subsection, the term
.veteran
includes an individual who dies in the military, naval, or air service.
In section 2402(a)(5), by striking (which for purposes of this chapter includes a surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage)
.
In section 5110(l), by inserting after remarriage by death or divorce
the following: occurring before the date of the enactment of the Love Lives on Act of 2016
.
In section 5120—
in subsection (b), by striking or in the case of a surviving spouse, if the postal employee believes that the surviving spouse has remarried (unless the mail is addressed to the surviving spouse in the name the surviving spouse has acquired by the remarriage)
; and
in subsection (c), by striking or remarriage
both places it appears.
In section 5121(3), by striking or remarried surviving spouse
.
In section 7297(f)(2), by striking terminated
and all that follows through the period and inserting upon the surviving spouse’s death.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months beginning on or after such date.