S. 5014

119 S5014 IS: Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5014  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 16, 2026   Mr. Cassidy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans’ Affairs    A BILL
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   Veteran Suicide Spousal 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;
(2)
the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces; or
(3)
the spouse of any person who died by suicide with a service-connected disability.
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