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S. 410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

The "Love Lives On Act of 2025" aims to amend existing laws related to veteran benefits, particularly focusing on the rights and benefits of surviving spouses. Here are the main provisions of the bill:

Changes to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

The bill proposes modifications to the eligibility of surviving spouses for veterans' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Key changes include:

  • Surviving spouses who remarry will not automatically lose their entitlement to benefits. This means that even if they marry again, they can still receive DIC benefits.
  • The bill clarifies legal language to ensure that remarriage does not bar veterans' benefits for surviving spouses.

Survivor Benefit Plan for Remarried Spouses

The legislation also addresses the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). It states:

  • Surviving spouses who remarry will not have their SBP annuity terminated solely based on remarriage.
  • If a surviving spouse remarried before age 55 and before the enactment of the bill, they can have their annuity payments resumed after a year from the enactment date.
  • For certain cases where the surviving spouse transferred the annuity to a child, payments will resume as per the established regulations.

Adjustment of Definitions under TRICARE

The bill also expands the definition of who qualifies as a dependent under the TRICARE health program:

  • It will include remarried widows and widowers whose subsequent marriages have ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.

Overall, the "Love Lives On Act of 2025" aims to enhance the financial and healthcare benefits available to surviving spouses of veterans, especially those who have remarried or whose marriages have ended.

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Date Action
Mar. 11, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb. 05, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Feb. 05, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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