I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4602 
To replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with 
references to ‘‘spouses’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2023 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal 
law with references to ‘‘spouses’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amend the Code for 
Marriage Equality Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ACT OF AUGUST 16, 1941.—Section 2(b) of the 
Act of August 16, 1941, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide com-
pensation for disability or death to persons employed at 
military, air, and naval bases outside the United States.’’ 
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(2) in section 232(c)(3), by striking ‘‘former 
wife or husband of’’ and inserting ‘‘person who has 
been, but is no longer, married to’’; 
(3) in section 241— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘former spouse’’ the following: ‘‘(as de-
fined under section 102)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘wife or husband’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse other than as defined under 
section 102’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘former wife or 
husband of the former participant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘person who has been, 
but is no longer, married to the 
former participant, but who is not a 
former spouse as defined under sec-
tion 102’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘former wife or husband’’ and inserting 
‘‘person’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘sur-
viving wife or husband of such participant’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘person who was married to such par-
ticipant at the participant’s death’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (d)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘surviving former 
spouse or surviving former wife or husband 
of such participant’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
son’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to such former spouse 
or former wife or husband’’ and inserting 
‘‘under such paragraph’’; and 
(4) in section 304(d)(2), by striking ‘‘widow or 
widower’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘surviving spouse’’. 
(h) ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000.—The Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3628(e)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘wife 
or husband of that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
son’’; and 
(2) in section 3630(e)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘wife 
or husband of that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
son’’. 
(i) ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978.—Section 
109(16) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
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U.S.C. App. 109(16)) is amended by striking ‘‘husband, 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’. 
(j) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.— 
Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘husband and 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘that 
husband 
and 
wife’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘such 
spouses’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’. 
(k) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.— 
Section 313(c)(3)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114(c)(3)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘husband, wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’. 
(l) FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 
1977.—The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 402— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘wife who is a member 
of the same household of the miner’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘spouse who is a member of the 
same household as the miner’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘miner for her sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘miner for his or her 
support’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘whose husband is a 
miner who has been ordered by a court to 
contribute to her support’’ and inserting 
‘‘for whose support the miner has been or-
dered by a court to contribute’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘216(b) (1) or (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘216(b)(1) or (2)’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘status as the ‘wife’ of 
a miner’’ and inserting ‘‘status as the 
‘spouse’ of a miner’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘ ‘wife’ also includes a 
‘divorced wife’ as defined in section 
216(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘spouse’ also in-
cludes a ‘divorced spouse’ as defined in 
section 216(d)(9)’’; 
(vii) by striking ‘‘one-half of her sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘half of his or her sup-
port’’; and 
(viii) by inserting ‘‘his or’’ before ‘‘her 
support from such miner’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘widow includes the 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse in-
cludes the spouse’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘individual’s status as 
the ‘widow’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’s 
status as the ‘surviving spouse’ ’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘surviving divorced 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving divorced 
spouse’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘his or’’ before ‘‘her’’ 
each place such term appears; 
(2) in section 411(c)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘widow’s,’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’s,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘wife’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(3) in section 413(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘wife’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘widow,’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse,’’. 
(m) FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.—The Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the matter following section 21(d)(2)(B), 
by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘mar-
ried couple’’; 
(2) in section 22(e)(1), by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(3) in section 38(c)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘husband 
or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(4) in section 42(j)(5)(C)— 
(A) in the heading of clause (i), by striking 
‘‘Husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘Married 
couple’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married couple’’; 
(5) in section 62(b)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(6) in section 121— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife make’’ and inserting ‘‘married 
couple makes’’; 
(7) in section 165(h)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
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(8) in section 179(b)(4), by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(9) in section 213(d)(8), by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married couple’’; 
(10) in section 219(g)(4), by striking ‘‘A hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘Spouses’’; 
(11) in section 274(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(12) in the matter following section 643(f)(2), 
by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘mar-
ried couple’’; 
(13) in section 682— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘recipient’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘gross income of a 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘gross income of an in-
dividual’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘separated from her 
husband’’ and inserting ‘‘separated from 
his or her spouse’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘such wife is entitled 
to receive’’ and inserting ‘‘such person is 
entitled to receive’’; 
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(v) by striking ‘‘gross income of her 
husband’’ and inserting ‘‘gross income of 
his or her spouse’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘gross income of such 
husband’’ and inserting ‘‘gross income of 
such spouse’’; and 
(vii) by striking ‘‘minor children of 
such husband’’ and inserting ‘‘minor chil-
dren of such spouse’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Recipient’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a wife to whom sub-
section (a) applies’’ and inserting ‘‘an indi-
vidual who receives income from a trust to 
which subsection (a) applies’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘such wife’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such individual’’; 
(14) in section 761(f), by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘married couple’’; 
(15) in section 911— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(C)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘husband or wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘member of a married couple’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(9), by striking ‘‘a 
husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘the members 
of a married couple’’; 
(16) in section 1244(b)(2), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(17) in section 1272(a)(2)(E)(iii)— 
(A) in the heading of such clause, by strik-
ing ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married 
couple’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(18) in section 1313(c)(1), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(19) in section 1361(c)(1)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(20) in the heading of section 2040(b), by strik-
ing ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouses’’; 
(21) in the item relating to section 2513 in the 
table of contents for subchapter B of chapter 12 of 
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subtitle B, by striking ‘‘husband or wife’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘spouse’’; 
(22) in the heading of section 2513, by striking 
‘‘husband or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(23) in section 2516, by striking ‘‘a husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘the members of a married 
couple’’; 
(24) in section 5733(d)(2), by striking ‘‘a hus-
band or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; 
(25) in the item relating to section 6013 in the 
table of contents for subpart B of part II of sub-
chapter A of chapter 61 of subtitle F, by striking 
‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(26) in section 6013— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
husband or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
and 
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(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘husband 
and 
wife’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouses’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘filed by the husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘filed by the mar-
ried couple’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the return of the hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘the return 
of both spouses’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘the spouses’’; 
and 
(E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married cou-
ple’’; 
(27) in the matter following section 6014(b)(4), 
by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
married couple’’; 
(28) in section 6017, by striking ‘‘husband and 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(29) in section 6096(a), by striking ‘‘husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married couple’’; 
(30) in section 6166(b)(2)(B)— 
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(A) in the heading of such subparagraph, 
by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting 
‘‘a married couple’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘husband and 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘husband and 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(31) in section 6212(b)(2), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married couple’’; 
(32) in section 6231(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘a 
husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘a married 
couple’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (12)— 
(i) by amending the heading to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(12) SPOUSES.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a husband and wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouses’’; 
(33) in section 7428(c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(34) in section 7701(a), by amending para-
graph (17) to read as follows: 
‘‘(17) DIVORCED
SPOUSES.—As used in sec-
tions 682 and 2516, if the married couple therein 
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referred to are divorced, wherever appropriate to the 
meaning of such sections the term ‘spouse’ shall be 
read ‘former spouse’ and the term ‘married couple’ 
shall be read ‘former married couple’.’’; and 
(35) in section 7872(f)(7)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Husband 
and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘Married couple’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘married couple’’. 
(q) LONGSHORE
AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COM-
PENSATION ACT.—The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 
Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(16), by striking ‘‘wife or hus-
band’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in section 5(a), by striking ‘‘husband or 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in section 8(d)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘wife, 
husband,’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(4) in section 9— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘wife or 
husband’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘wife’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘spouse’’. 
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(r) NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.—Section 527(a) of the 
National Housing Act (8 U.S.C. 1735f–5(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouses’’. 
(s) ACT OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1962.—Section 3(c) of the 
Act of September 5, 1962, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide 
for the division of the tribal assets of the Ponca Tribe 
of Native Americans of Nebraska among the members of 
the tribe, and for other purposes.’’ (25 U.S.C. 973(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’. 
(t) RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT
OF 1974.—The 
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(ii), by striking 
‘‘(C), in the case of a wife, has in her care 
(individually or jointly with her husband)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(C) has in his or her care 
(individually or jointly with his or her 
spouse)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘di-
vorced wife’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘divorced spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(i)’’; and 
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ceiving at least one-half his sup-
port from the deceased employee 
at the time of her death or at the 
time her annuity under sub-
section (a)(1) began’’; 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘a widow 
(as defined in section 216 (c) and 
(k) of the Social Security Act)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a surviving spouse 
(as defined in section 216(a) of 
the Social Security Act)’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘his or’’ 
before ‘‘her’’; 
(III) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’’; and 
(IV) in clause (v)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘The widow 
(as defined in section 216(c) of 
the Social Security Act)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the surviving spouse (as 
defined in section 216(a) of the 
Social Security Act)’’; 
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(bb) by striking ‘‘wife (as 
defined in section 216(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘spouse (as defined in 
section 216(a)’’; 
(cc) by striking ‘‘mother (as 
defined’’ and inserting ‘‘parent 
(as defined’’; 
(dd) by striking ‘‘widow, 
surviving divorced wife, or sur-
viving divorced mother’’ each 
place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘surviving spouse, sur-
viving divorced spouse, or sur-
viving divorced parent’’; and 
(ee) by striking ‘‘202(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘202(e)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, (B) in the case 
of a widow, the last month for which 
she was entitled to an annuity under 
paragraph (ii) of subdivision (1) as 
the widow of the deceased employee,’’; 
and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘widow, widower, or child’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse or child’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘wife, husband, 
widow, 
widower’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse, surviving spouse’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘or (c)’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘subsection, (e), 
(f), or (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e) or (g)’’; and 
(IV) 
by 
striking 
‘‘202(d)(7)(c)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘202(d)(7)(C)(i)’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘di-
vorced wife’’ and inserting ‘‘divorced spouse’’; 
(D) in subsection (f)(2), by striking 
‘‘wife’s’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(E) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in section 3— 
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(A) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘wife’s 
or 
husband’s’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘wife, husband, widow, 
or widower’’ each place such term appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse 
or 
surviving 
spouse’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘wife’s, husband’s, 
widow’s, or widower’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse’s or surviving spouse’s’’; 
(3) in section 4— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘divorced wife’’ 
each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘divorced spouse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘wife’s insurance 
benefit or the husband’s insurance 
benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’s in-
surance benefit’’; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 202(a), section 202(b), or section 
202(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 202(a) or 
section 202(c)’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘wife’s or husband’s in-
surance benefit’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘spouse’s insurance 
benefit’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘wife’s and husband’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow’s insur-
ance benefit, widower’s insurance ben-
efit, mother’s insurance benefits, par-
ent’s insurance benefit, or child’s in-
surance benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’s insurance benefit, par-
ent’s insurance benefit, or child’s in-
surance benefit’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘widow’s insur-
ance benefit or widower’s insurance 
benefit payable under section 202(e) 
or 202(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving 
spouse’s insurance benefit payable 
under section 202(e)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘widow’s insurance benefit, a wid-
ower’s insurance benefit, or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘surviving spouse’s benefit 
or’’; and 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘widow, surviving divorced wife, or 
surviving divorced mother’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘surviving spouse, surviving di-
vorced spouse, or surviving divorced 
parent’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; 
(D) in subsection (g)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1)(i), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow’s or wid-
ower’s’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘widow, surviving divorced wife, or sur-
viving divorced mother’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse, 
surviving 
divorced 
spouse, or surviving divorced parent’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (10)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow’s or wid-
ower’s’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
and 
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(III) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
(E) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow or wid-
ower’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow’s or wid-
ower’s’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
and 
(III) by striking ‘‘or 202(f)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘widow, surviving divorced wife, or sur-
viving divorced mother’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse, 
surviving 
divorced 
spouse, or surviving divorced parent’’; and 
(F) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘spouse 
or divorced wife’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘spouse or divorced spouse’’; 
(4) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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