1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act . 2. Federal benefits for remarried surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active duty (a) Civil service (1) Preference eligible Section 2108(3)(D) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking unmarried . (2) Noncompetitive appointment Section 3330d(a)(3)(B) of such title is amended to read as follows: (B) who was married to a member of the Armed Forces on the date on which the member dies while on active duty in the Armed Forces. . (b) Department of Veterans Affairs (1) Special marriage provisions Section 103(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a person who died while serving in the active military, naval, air, or space service shall not bar the furnishing of non-monetary benefits to such surviving spouse. . (2) Eligibility for housing and small business loans Section 3701(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting (without regard to whether such surviving spouse remarries) after surviving spouse . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried spouses (a) Benefits Section 1062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Defense and inserting the following: (a) Certain unremarried former spouses The Secretary of Defense ; (2) by striking commissary and exchange privileges and inserting use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities