(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘widow’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’’; and 
(III) in the matter following sub-
paragraph (B), by striking ‘‘divorced 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘survivor’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 
‘‘widow or widower’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(6) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘wife or divorced wife or husband’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘spouse or divorced spouse’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(i), by striking ‘‘in 
the case of a spouse or divorced wife, had such 
spouse’s husband or wife’’ and inserting ‘‘in the 
case of a spouse or divorced spouse, had such 
person’s spouse’’; and 
(7) in section 19(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘wife’s insurance benefits 
payable to a wife, husband’s insurance benefits’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘spouse’s insurance benefits’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘widow’s insurance benefits 
payable to a widow, widower’s insurance bene-
fits, mother’s insurance benefits payable to a 
widow’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s bene-
fits payable to a surviving spouse, parent’s in-
surance benefits payable to a surviving spouse’’. 
(u) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.— 
Section 503(a)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘wife, husband’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’’. 
(v) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 202— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘Wife’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Spouse’s’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘wife’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 216(b))’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 216(d))’’; 
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(III) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘her’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
spouse’s’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (D)(i), by 
striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
spouse or divorced spouse’’; 
(V) in the matter following sub-
paragraph (D)(ii)(II), by inserting be-
fore ‘‘she’’ each place such word ap-
pears the following: ‘‘he or’’; 
(VI) in subparagraph (E), by 
striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
spouse’’; 
(VII) in subparagraph (G), by 
striking ‘‘she’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘such spouse’’; 
(VIII) in subparagraph (H), by 
inserting ‘‘he or’’ before ‘‘she’’; and 
(IX) in subparagraph (J), by 
striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
spouse’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by inserting before ‘‘her’’ 
each place such term appears ‘‘his 
or’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘husband’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘spouse’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (c); 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Wid-
ow’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Surviving spouse’s’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘widow (as 
defined in section 216(c))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘wife (as 
defined in section 216(d))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘widow or 
surviving divorced wife’’ and in-
serting ‘‘surviving spouse or sur-
viving divorced spouse’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (C)— 
(aa) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘widow’s’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’s’’; 
(bb) in clause (ii)— 
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(AA) in the matter pre-
ceding 
subclause 
(I), 
by 
striking ‘‘wife’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(BB) in subclause (III), 
by inserting ‘‘he or’’ before 
‘‘she’’ and by inserting ‘‘him 
or’’ before ‘‘her’’; and 
(cc) in clause (iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘father’s or’’ before ‘‘moth-
er’s’’; 
(III) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (E), by striking ‘‘widow’s’’ 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (E), by in-
serting before ‘‘she’’ each place such 
word appears the following: ‘‘he or’’; 
(V) in subparagraph (F), by in-
serting before ‘‘she’’ each place such 
word appears the following: ‘‘he or’’; 
and 
(VI) in the matter following sub-
paragraph (F)(ii) by inserting before 
‘‘she’’ each place such word appears 
the following: ‘‘he or’’; 
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(I) by inserting before ‘‘her’’ 
each place such term appears the fol-
lowing: ‘‘his or’’; 
(II) by inserting before ‘‘she’’ 
each place such term appears the fol-
lowing ‘‘he or’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘widow or sur-
viving divorced wife’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse or surviving di-
vorced spouse’’; and 
(IV) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘or father’s’’ before ‘‘insur-
ance’’; 
(vi) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘widow or sur-
viving divorced wife’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘surviving 
spouse or surviving divorced spouse’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) in clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘he or’’ before ‘‘she’’; and 
(bb) in clause (ii)(I), by in-
serting ‘‘his or’’ before ‘‘her’’; 
and 
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(vii) in the matter following para-
graph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘she’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such individual’’; 
(D) by striking subsection (f); 
(E) in the matter following subsection 
(i)(2), by striking ‘‘wife’s or husband’s’’ and in-
serting ‘‘spouse’s’’; 
(F) in subsection (j)(4)(B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘widow, surviving di-
vorced wife or widower’’ and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse or surviving divorced 
spouse’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘widow or widower’’ 
and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘surviving divorced 
wife’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving divorced 
spouse’’; 
(G) in subsection (q)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘wife’s, husband’s, 
widow’s, or widower’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse’s, or surviving spouse’s’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘wife’s or 
husband’s’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘widow’s or 
widower’s’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’s’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘wife’s, hus-
band’s, widow’s, or widower’s’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouse’s or sur-
viving spouse’s’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘wife’s or 
husband’s’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘widow’s or 
widower’s’’ and inserting ‘‘sur-
viving spouse’s’’; 
(II) in the matter following sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘wife’s, 
husband’s, widow’s, or widower’s’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘spouse’s 
or 
surviving 
spouse’s’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘wife’s or husband’s’’ each 
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place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘spouse’s’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘wife’s, husband’s, widow’s, 
or widower’s’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘spouse’s or 
surviving spouse’s’’; 
(V) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘wife’s, husband’s, widow’s, 
or widower’s’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse’s 
or surviving spouse’s’’; and 
(VI) in subparagraph (E), by 
striking ‘‘widow’s or widower’s’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘surviving spouse’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘wife’s or hus-
band’s’’ each place such word appears 
and inserting ‘‘spouse’s’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘widow’s or widower’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘surviving spouse’s’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (6)— 
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