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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Continued Benefits for Injured Military Spouses Act - Entitles to military health care and commissary and exchange benefits the former spouse of a member of the armed forces who performed at least 20 years of service creditable for retired pay if such spouse: (1) has not remarried; (2) had been married to such member for at least 20 years on the date of divorce or annulment, of which at least 10 years were during the period when the member was performing such service; and (3) sought a divorce or annulment due in whole or part to domestic violence involving that person or a child of that person that is substantiated by counseling or medical records, or to other circumstances that constitute unbearable conditions.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To provide that unremarried former spouses of retired and career members of the Armed Forces shall be entitled to military health care and commissary and exchange benefits if married for at least 10 years during the member's military service and if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions.</title>
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