(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘widow’s or widower’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow’s insur-
ance benefits or widower’s insurance 
benefits’’ each place such term ap-
pears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse’s insurance benefits’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘widow’s or wid-
ower’s’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘surviving 
spouse’s’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘any disabled 
widow aged 50 or older who is entitled 
to mother’s insurance benefits (and 
who would have been entitled to wid-
ow’s insurance benefits by reason of 
disability if she had filed for such wid-
ow’s benefits), and any disabled wid-
ower aged 50 or older who is entitled 
to father’s insurance benefits (and 
who would have been entitled to wid-
ower’s insurance benefits by reason of 
disability if he had filed for such wid-
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ower’s benefits)’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
disabled surviving spouse aged 50 or 
older who is entitled to mother’s or fa-
ther’s insurance benefits (and who 
would have been entitled to surviving 
spouse’s insurance benefits by reason 
of disability if he or she had filed for 
such surviving spouse’s benefits)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘such widow’s or 
widower’s’’ and inserting ‘‘such sur-
viving spouse’s’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘widow’s or widower’s insurance benefits 
under section 202(e) or (f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’s benefits under section 
202(e)’’; 
(9) in section 227— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 202(e) or section 
202(f)’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘section 202(e)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 202(b) or section 
202(c)’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘section 202(b)’’; 
(10) in section 228— 
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(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘hus-
band and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married 
couple’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘husband or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘married 
couple’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘husband and wife both of whom’’ and in-
serting ‘‘married couple of which both 
spouses’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘of 
a husband and wife’’ and inserting ‘‘of a 
married couple’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘husband 
or wife’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(11) in section 1107, by striking ‘‘wife, hus-
band, widow, widower, divorced wife, divorced hus-
band, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced 
husband’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘spouse, surviving spouse, divorced spouse, sur-
viving divorced spouse’’; 
(12) in section 1128(j)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘hus-
band or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
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(13) in section 1611(e)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘husband and wife are’’ 
and inserting ‘‘married couple is’’; and 
(B) as amended by subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘married couple’’; 
(14) in subsection 1614(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘husband or wife’’ and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘husband and wife’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a married couple’’; and 
(15) in section 1631(b)(1)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘husband or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’. 
(w) TITLE 1.—Section 7 of title 1, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘one man and one woman 
as husband and wife, and the word ‘spouse’ refers only 
to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two people as spouses’’. 
(x) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 2108(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘wife 
or husband’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (F) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(F) the parent of an individual who lost 
his life under honorable conditions while serving 
in the armed forces during a period named by 
paragraph (1)(A) of this section;’’; and 
(C) by amending subparagraph (G) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(G) the parent of a service-connected per-
manently and totally disabled veteran; and’’; 
(2) in section 3110(a)(3), by striking ‘‘husband, 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in section 5561(3)(A), by striking ‘‘wife’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(4) in section 8110(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter before subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘wife’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘the spouse’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘she’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the spouse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘her’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the spouse’s’’; and 
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