Sec. 5. MARRIAGE RECOGNITION

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## SEC. 5 MARRIAGE RECOGNITION Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 7 Marriage > > > ### “(a) > > For the purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual’s marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. > > > ### “(b) > > In this section, the term ‘State’ means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. > > > ### “(c) > > For purposes of subsection (a), in determining whether a marriage is valid in a State or the place where entered into, if outside of any State, only the law of the jurisdiction applicable at the time the marriage was entered into may be considered.” > .