S. 3746 – Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

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The Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act amends Title 38 to expand the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program so that certain spouses become eligible for its career services. It defines “eligible person” to include spouses of veterans covered by section 4101(5) and spouses of service members who died while on active duty. This change lets Gold Star and surviving spouses receive the same outreach benefits as veterans, broadening who can access the program.

Key Provisions

Adds “eligible persons” language throughout Section 4103A to include spouses of veterans and surviving spouses of service members who died while serving
Defines “eligible person” as (1) spouses described in section 4101(5) and (2) spouses of a person who died while a member of the Armed Forces
Removes the term “non‑veteran‑related” from subsection (d)(1) of Section 4103A
Expands eligibility references in multiple paragraphs to cover these spouses

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Held at the desk.

December 3, 2024 • 5:26 PM

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Introduced in Senate

February 7, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

February 7, 2024

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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

December 2, 2024

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6759-6760; text: CR S6759-6760)

December 2, 2024

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 3, 2024

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Received in the House.

December 3, 2024 • 5:19 PM

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Held at the desk.

December 3, 2024 • 5:26 PM

Floor Debate

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What members said about S. 3746 on the floor

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Sen. Debbie StabenowD-MI · Dec 2, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3746 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I ask…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued December 2, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3746

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act.

2.

Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program

Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons, after Other eligible veterans;

(B)

in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons after veterans each place it appears; and

(C)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

by inserting or eligible person after veteran each place it appears; and

(ii)

by inserting or eligible person’s after veteran’s;

(2)

in subsection (d)(1)—

(A)

by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans each place it appears; and

(B)

by striking non-veteran-related; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

Eligible person defined

In this section, the term eligible person means—

(1)

any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or

(2)

the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces.

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Passed the Senate December 2, 2024.

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