(i) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘wife, 
husband, widow, or widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse or surviving spouse’’; and 
(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘wife’s 
or husband’s’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’s’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘widow 
or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘wife’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting 
‘‘spouse’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘his or’’ before 
‘‘her’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow’’ and in-
serting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
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(II) by striking ‘‘she dies’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘such 
surviving 
spouse 
dies’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘she remarries’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such surviving spouse 
remarries’’; and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘she no longer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such surviving spouse 
no longer’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking 
‘‘widow’s or widower’s’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’s’’; 
(5) in section 6— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘wife’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘wife’s’’ and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’s’’; 
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(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving 
spouse’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow surviving 
divorced wife, widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘no surviving spouse, surviving di-
vorced spouse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow, widower, 
or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving 
spouse or parent’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
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(III) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(IV) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower, or child’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘surviving spouse or child’’; 
(V) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; 
(VI) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; 
(VII) in clause (vi), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; and 
(VIII) in the matter following 
clause (vi), by striking ‘‘widow, wid-
ower, or parent’’ each place such term 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse or parent’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘divorced wife’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving divorced spouse’’; 
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