[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 410 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 410
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and
services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Mr. Cotton, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Cornyn, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Rosen, Ms.
Warren, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and
services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Love Lives On Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO VETERANS DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO REMARRY.
Section 103(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``The remarriage'';
(B) in clause (i), as designated by subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Notwithstanding the previous
sentence'' and inserting the following:
``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i)''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii), the remarriage of a surviving
spouse shall not bar the furnishing of benefits under section 1311 or
1562 of this title to the surviving spouse of a veteran.''; and
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by renumbering subparagraphs (B) through (E) as
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.
SEC. 3. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN FOR CERTAIN
SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO REMARRY.
Section 1450(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``An annuity'' and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),
an annuity''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Treatment of survivors of members who die on
active duty.--The Secretary may not terminate payment
of an annuity for a surviving spouse described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1448(d)(1) solely
because that surviving spouse remarries. In the case of
a surviving spouse who remarried before reaching age 55
and before the date of the enactment of Love Lives On
Act of 2025, the Secretary shall resume payment of the
annuity to that surviving spouse--
``(i) except as provided by clause (ii),
for each month that begins on or after the date
that is one year after such date of enactment;
or
``(ii) on the first day of the first month
beginning after such date of enactment, in the
case of a surviving spouse who elected to
transfer payment of that annuity to a surviving
child or children under the provisions of
section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United
States Code, as in effect on December 31,
2019.''.
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM TO
INCLUDE A REMARRIED WIDOW OR WIDOWER WHOSE SUBSEQUENT
MARRIAGE HAS ENDED.
Section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (I)(v), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent
marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or
annulment.''.
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