Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act”.
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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.
Sec. 2 Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program
Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “and eligible persons” after “eligible veterans”; and
in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, and eligible persons,” after “Other eligible veterans”;
in paragraph (2), by inserting “and eligible persons” after “veterans” each place it appears; and
in paragraph (3)—
by inserting “or eligible person” after “veteran” each place it appears; and
by inserting “or eligible person’s” after “veteran’s”;
in subsection (d)(1)—
by inserting “and eligible persons” after “eligible veterans” each place it appears; and
by striking “non-veteran-related”; and
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.”