Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§4071k Spousal Agreements
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER VIII — FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY › Part II — Foreign Service Pension System › § 4071k
Summary
Allows a participant or former participant and a spouse or former spouse to set benefit amounts in a written agreement that is authenticated and filed with the Secretary of State. The agreement must follow chapter rules and, if signed while married, be approved by the current spouse.
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Title 22, §4071k
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A spousal agreement is any written agreement (properly authenticated as determined by the Secretary of State) between a participant or former participant and his or her spouse or former spouse on file with the Secretary of State. A spousal agreement shall be consistent with the terms of this chapter and applicable regulations and, if executed at the time a participant or former participant is currently married, shall be approved by such current spouse. It may be used to fix the level of benefits payable under this part to a spouse or former spouse.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, known as the Foreign Service Act of 1980, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 3901 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.
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22 U.S.C. § 4071k
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102