119 S5014 IS: Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act U.S. Senate 2026-07-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5014IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 16, 2026Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act.

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Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program

Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)in paragraph (1)—(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans; and(ii)in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons, after Other eligible veterans;(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons after veterans each place it appears; and(C)in paragraph (3)—(i)by inserting or eligible person after veteran each place it appears; and(ii)by inserting or eligible person’s after veteran’s;(2)in subsection (d)(1)—(A)by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans each place it appears; and(B)by striking non-veteran-related; and(3)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;(2)the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces; or (3)the spouse of any person who died by suicide with a service-connected disability..