1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2017 . 2. Amendments (a) Act of August 16, 1941 Section 2(b) of the Act of August 16, 1941, entitled An Act to provide compensation for disability or death to persons employed at military, air, and naval bases outside the United States. ( 42 U.S.C. 1652(b) ) is amended by striking wife each place such term appears and inserting spouse . (b) Act of August 4, 1955 Section 43(a) of the Act of August 4, 1955, entitled An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States conditions in two deeds conveying certain submarginal lands to Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina so as to permit such college, subject to certain conditions, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such lands. ( 42 U.S.C. 2333(a) ) is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple . (c) Act of December 2, 1942 Section 101(c) of the Act of December 2, 1942, entitled An Act to provide compensation for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes. ( 42 U.S.C. 1701(c) ) is amended by striking wife or husband each place such term appears and inserting spouse . (d) Act of February 28, 1891 Section 5 of the Act of February 28, 1891 ( 25 U.S.C. 371 ), is amended by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple . (e) Act of September 2, 1960 The Act of September 2, 1960, entitled An Act to provide for continued delivery of water under the Federal reclamation laws to lands held by husband and wife upon the death of either ( 43 U.S.C. 423h ) is amended— (1) in the title, by striking husband and wife upon the death of either and inserting a married couple upon the death of either spouse