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HR 288 IH

Former Spouse Benefits

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility to use the military health care system and commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 years of service which is creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years during those years of service.

Bill "Shorthand:"
HR = House Resolution
S = Senate Resolution
IH = Introduced in the House
IS = Introduced in the Senate
PCS = Placed On Calendar in the Senate
EH = Engrossed in House
ES = Egrossed in Senate
ENR = Enrolled Bill
RH = Reported in the House
RS = Reported in the Senate

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