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Supporting All Veteran Families Act

H.R. 6849 · 117th Congress · Feb 25, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology related to marriage under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Supporting All Veteran Families Act”.

Sec. 2 Department of Veterans Affairs marriage terminology

(a)
Definitions— Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
by striking “of the opposite sex”; and
(B)
by striking “or (in cases not involving remarriage) has not since the death of the veteran, and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out openly to the public to be the spouse of such other person”; and
(2)
in paragraph (31), by striking “of the opposite sex”.
(b)
Special provisions relating to marriages— Section 103 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “and holding himself or herself out openly to the public as that person’s spouse”.