RETENTION OF CHAMPVA FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55.

SEC. 101. RETENTION OF CHAMPVA FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55. (a) Exception to Termination of Benefits Upon Remarriage.—Paragraph (2) of section 103(d) is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after “(2)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(B) The remarriage after age 55 of the surviving spouse of a veteran shall not bar the furnishing of benefits under section 1781 of this title to such person as the surviving spouse of the veteran.”. (b) Application for Benefits.—In the case of an individual who but for having remarried would be eligible for medical care under section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, and whose remarriage was before the date of the enactment of this Act and after the individual had attained age 55, the individual shall be eligible for such medical care by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) only if an application for such medical care is received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the 1-year period ending on the effective date specified in subsection (c). (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.