Pub. L. 94-433, tit. IV, sec. 404

Sec. 404. Chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, is further amended— (1) by striking out in clauses (A) and (B) of section 301(2) “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran”; (2) by striking out in section 302(a) “widow of a veteran under this chapter unless she was married to him” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse of a veteran under this chapter unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran”; (3) by striking out in section 302(b) “widow” each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse”; (4) by striking out in the catchline of section 302 “widows” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouses”; (5) by striking out in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 11. “302. Special provisions relating to widows.”; and inserting in lieu thereof “302. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses.”; (6) by striking out in clauses (m) and (o) of section 314 “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran”; (7) by striking out in section 314(p) “, in his discretion,”; (8) by striking out in clauses (r) and (s) of section 314 “he” and “his” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran” and “such veteran’s”, respectively; (9) by striking out in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). (F), and (G) of section 315(1) “wife” each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “spouse”; (10) by striking out in section 315(1)(H) “mother or father, either or both dependent upon him” and inserting in lieu thereof “parent dependent upon such veteran”; (11) by striking out in section 315 (2) “his”; (12) by striking out in section 321 “widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “spouse”; (13) by striking out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 322 (a) “Widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “Surviving spouse”; (14) by striking out in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 322(a) “widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse”; (15) by striking out in section 322(a)(6) “mother or father” and inserting in lieu thereof “parent”; 90 STAT. 1379 (16) by striking out in section 322(a)(7) “Dependent mother and father” and insetting in lieu thereof “Both dependent parents”; (17) by striking out in section 322(b) “widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse”; (18) by striking out in section 341 “widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “spouse”; (19) by striking out in section 351 “him”, and by striking out in such section “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s”; (20) by striking out in section 354(a) “his” and “he” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s” and “such veteran”, respectively; (21) by striking out in section 358 “, in his discretion ,”, and by striking out in such section “his wife” and “a wife” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s spouse” and “such spouse”, respectively; (22) by striking out in section 360 “his” each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s”; (23) by striking out in section 361 “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such former member’s”; and (24) by striking out in section 362 “he” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”.