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Text of Senate Amendment 6311

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6311" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6311

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3446-S3447] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6311. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, [[Page S3447]] and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following: SEC. 639. MODIFICATION OF BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO REMARRY. (a) Continued Eligibility for Survivor Benefit Plan.-- Section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in the section heading, by striking ``, Remarriage Before Age 55, etc.''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``or remarriage before age 55''; and (ii) by striking ``or, if the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries before reaching age 55, until the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries''; and (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ``(3) Effect of termination of subsequent marriage.--If the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries and is also entitled to an annuity under the Plan based upon the subsequent marriage when the subsequent marriage is terminated, the surviving spouse or former spouse may not receive both annuities and shall elect which annuity to receive. ``(4) Restoration of annuity for certain surviving spouses.--In the case of a surviving spouse who remarried before reaching age 55 and before the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall resume payment of the annuity to that surviving spouse-- ``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), for each month that begins on or after the date that is one year after such date of enactment; or ``(B) on the first day of the first month beginning after such date of enactment, 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.''; and (2) in subsection (k)(1)-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``if beneficiary 55 years of age or more''; (B) by striking ``subsequently loses'' and inserting ``lost''; and (C) by striking ``, and if at the time of such remarriage the surviving spouse or former spouse is 55 years of age or more'' after ``former spouse''. (b) Expansion of Definition of Dependent Under TRICARE Program to Include a Remarried Widow or Widower Whose Subsequent 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 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.''. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6311 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3446-S3447] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6311. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, [[Page S3447]] and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following: SEC. 639. MODIFICATION OF BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO REMARRY. (a) Continued Eligibility for Survivor Benefit Plan.-- Section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in the section heading, by striking ``, Remarriage Before Age 55, etc.''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``or remarriage before age 55''; and (ii) by striking ``or, if the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries before reaching age 55, until the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries''; and (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ``(3) Effect of termination of subsequent marriage.--If the surviving spouse or former spouse remarries and is also entitled to an annuity under the Plan based upon the subsequent marriage when the subsequent marriage is terminated, the surviving spouse or former spouse may not receive both annuities and shall elect which annuity to receive. ``(4) Restoration of annuity for certain surviving spouses.--In the case of a surviving spouse who remarried before reaching age 55 and before the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall resume payment of the annuity to that surviving spouse-- ``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), for each month that begins on or after the date that is one year after such date of enactment; or ``(B) on the first day of the first month beginning after such date of enactment, 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.''; and (2) in subsection (k)(1)-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``if beneficiary 55 years of age or more''; (B) by striking ``subsequently loses'' and inserting ``lost''; and (C) by striking ``, and if at the time of such remarriage the surviving spouse or former spouse is 55 years of age or more'' after ``former spouse''. (b) Expansion of Definition of Dependent Under TRICARE Program to Include a Remarried Widow or Widower Whose Subsequent 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 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.''. ______