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 PUBLIC LAW 94-433—SEPT. 30, 1976

90 STAT. 1379

(16) by striking out in section 322(a)(7) "Dependent mother 38 USC 322. and father'' and inserting in lieu thereof " B o t h 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 " h i s " and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran's"; (20) by striking out in section 354(a) "his'* and " h e " each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran's" and "such veteran", respectively; (21) by striking out m section 358 ", in his discretion,", and by striking out in such section "his wife" and "a wife'* and inserting in lieu thereof "such veterans 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". SEC. 405. Chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 38 USC 401 (1) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 ^^ seq. " h i s " and "he'* each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran's" and "such veteran", respectively; (2) by striking out in subsections (c) and (d) of section 402 " h e " and "his widow" and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran" and "such veteran's surviving spouse", respectively; (3) by striking out in section 402(e) " h i s " and " h e " each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "such person's" and "such person", respectively; (4) by striking out in section 404 "widow", "she", and "him", and inserting in lieu thereof "surviving spouse", "such surviving spouse", and "such veteran", respectively; (6) by striking out in the catchline of section 404 "widows" and inserting in lieu thereof "surviving spouses"; (6) by striking out in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 13 "404. Special provisions relating to widows." ^ and inserting in lieu thereof "404. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses.";

(7) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 410 "his widow", "widow*', "he", and " h i s " and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran's surviving spouse", "surviving spouse", "such veteran'*, and "such veteran's'*, respectively; (8) by striking out in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 13 ''411. Dependenc.v and indemnity compensation to a widow."

and inserting in lieu thereof "411. Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse."; (9) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 412 "his", "he'*, and "widow" each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "such veteran's"', "such veteran", and "surviving spouse", respectively;

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