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Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act, the official text

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119 S1204 ES: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1204 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act .
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.
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Passed the Senate December 18, 2025. Secretary
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