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Amends paragraph (2) of section 1072 of title 10 by (1) altering punctuation in existing subparagraphs (H) and (I)(v) and (2) adding a new subparagraph (J) to expand the definition of dependent to include a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.
Amends 10 U.S.C. 1450(b)(2) by replacing the subparagraph text and adding a new subparagraph (B) that prohibits the Secretary from terminating annuity payments to certain surviving spouses solely because they remarry, and requires resumption of annuity payments for surviving spouses who remarried before age 55 and before enactment with specified timing for payment resumption.
Amends section 103(d) of title 38 by modifying paragraph (2)(B) to adjust clause text and add a new clause specifying that the remarriage of a surviving spouse shall not bar the furnishing of benefits under sections 1311 or 1562; and by striking paragraph (5)(A) and renumbering subparagraphs (B) through (E) as (A) through (D), respectively.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced February 5, 2025 by Richard Hudson · Last progress February 5, 2025
Makes three changes so surviving spouses do not lose veterans' and military survivor benefits just because they remarry. It preserves or restores certain VA benefits, directs the DoD not to stop Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities solely for remarriage (with rules to restart payments for some earlier remarriages), and expands the TRICARE "dependent" definition to explicitly include a remarried widow or widower whose later marriage ended by death, divorce, or annulment.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House