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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1004 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and 
services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Ms. MORRISON, 
Mr. LUTTRELL, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Love Lives On Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO VETERANS 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO RE-
MARRY. 
Section 103(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘The remar-
riage’’; 
(B) in clause (i), as designated by subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the 
previous sentence’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii), the remarriage of 
a surviving spouse shall not bar the furnishing of benefits 
under section 1311 or 1562 of this title to the surviving 
spouse of a veteran.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(B) by renumbering subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively. 
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SEC. 3. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
PLAN FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES 
WHO REMARRY. 
Section 1450(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An annuity’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—(A) Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), an annuity’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF SURVIVORS OF MEM-
BERS WHO DIE ON ACTIVE DUTY.—The Sec-
retary may not terminate payment of an annu-
ity for a surviving spouse described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of section 1448(d)(1) solely 
because that surviving spouse remarries. In the 
case of a surviving spouse who remarried before 
reaching age 55 and before the date of the en-
actment of Love Lives On Act of 2025, the Sec-
retary shall resume payment of the annuity to 
that surviving spouse— 
‘‘(i) except as provided by clause (ii), 
for each month that begins on or after the 
date that is one year after such date of en-
actment; or 
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‘‘(ii) on the first day of the first 
month beginning after such date of enact-
ment, in the case of a surviving spouse 
who elected to transfer payment of that 
annuity to a surviving child or children 
under 
the 
provisions 
of 
section 
1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, as in effect on December 31, 2019.’’. 
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT UNDER 
TRICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A REMAR-
RIED WIDOW OR WIDOWER WHOSE SUBSE-
QUENT 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 pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(J) a remarried widow or widower whose 
subsequent marriage has ended due to death, 
divorce, or annulment.’’. 
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