Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022”.
Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Modification of definition of spouse and surviving spouse for Department of Veterans Affairs to include all individuals lawfully married
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking “of the opposite sex who was the spouse of a veteran” and inserting “who was lawfully married to a veteran, including a marriage between two persons of the same sex,”; and
in paragraph (31), by striking “of the opposite sex”.