March 31, 2025
Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
.
Sec. 2. Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program
Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons
after eligible veterans
; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons,
after Other eligible veterans
;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons
after veterans
each place it appears; and
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by inserting or eligible person
after veteran
each place it appears; and
(ii)
by inserting or eligible person’s
after veteran’s
;
(2)
in subsection (d)(1)—
(A)
by inserting and eligible persons
after eligible veterans
each place it appears; and
(B)
by striking non-veteran-related
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(e) Eligible person defined
In this section, the term eligible person means—
(1)
any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or
(2)
the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces.