"Remarriage at age 55" and retaining DIC.    --- This is not law yet.

Here are three bills in Congress that address the issue but not signed by the President:

S.249.IS -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity... (Introduced in Senate)

H.R.36.IH -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity... (Introduced in House)

H.R.2297.EH -- Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House)

Bill relating to: Eligibility Of Surviving Spouses Who Remarry for Burial in National Cemeteries. S.1132.IS -- Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)