[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5089]
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  SA 3287. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Warnock) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle F of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 562. IMPROVED BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO 
                   REMARRY.

       (a) Continued Eligibility for Survivor Benefit Plan for 
     Surviving Spouses Who Remarry.--Section 1450 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``, Remarriage 
     Before Age 55, etc.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``or remarriage 
     before age 55''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or, if the surviving spouse or former 
     spouse remarries before reaching age 55, until the surviving 
     spouse or former spouse remarries''; and
       (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Effect of termination of subsequent marriage.--If the 
     surviving spouse or former spouse remarries and is also 
     entitled to an annuity under the Plan based upon the 
     subsequent marriage when the subsequent marriage is 
     terminated, the surviving spouse or former spouse may not 
     receive both annuities and shall elect which annuity to 
     receive.''; and
       (2) in subsection (k)(1)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``if beneficiary 
     55 years of age or more'';
       (B) by striking ``subsequently loses'' and inserting 
     ``lost''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and if at the time of such remarriage 
     the surviving spouse or former spouse is 55 years of age or 
     more'' after ``former spouse''.
       (b) 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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