§2034 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

Pays certain former spouses a survivor annuity equal to 55% of the larger of two unreduced annuity amounts: the normal unreduced annuity of the participant or retired participant, or what that unreduced annuity would have been if the participant had not taken the lump‑sum credit. The annuity is reduced by any survivor payments the former spouse already received under the other survivor rule. A former spouse cannot get this annuity if they remarry before age 55 (but the annuity comes back if that remarriage ends by death, annulment, or divorce) or if they are under 50. Payments begin either after the participant’s death, the 60th day after October 1, 1986, or when the former spouse turns 50 — whichever date comes last (special earlier-start rule applies if the participant was already dead on October 1, 1986). To get the annuity, the former spouse must apply in writing to the Director with any required documents by April 1, 1989 (the Director can waive this deadline). If approved, payments cover all eligible time since October 1, 1986.

Title 50, §2034

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(a)(1)An individual who was a former spouse of a participant or retired participant on November 15, 1982, shall be entitled, except to the extent such former spouse is disqualified under subsection (b), to a survivor annuity equal to 55 percent of the greater of—

(A)the unreduced amount of the participant’s or retired participant’s annuity, as computed under section 2031(a) of this title; or

(B)the unreduced amount of what such annuity as so computed would be if the participant, former participant, or retired participant had not elected payment of the lump-sum credit under section 2143 of this title.

(2)A survivor annuity payable under this section shall be reduced by an amount equal to any survivor annuity payments made to the former spouse under section 2033 of this title.

(b)A former spouse is not entitled to a survivor annuity under this section if—

(1)the former spouse remarries before age 55, except that the entitlement of the former spouse to such a survivor annuity shall be restored on the date such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce; or

(2)the former spouse is less than 50 years of age.

(c)(1)The entitlement of a former spouse to a survivor annuity under this section shall commence—

(A)in the case of a former spouse of a participant or retired participant who is deceased as of October 1, 1986, beginning on the later of—

(i)the 60th day after such date; or

(ii)the date on which the former spouse reaches age 50; and

(B)in the case of any other former spouse, beginning on the latest of—

(i)the date on which the participant or retired participant to whom the former spouse was married dies;

(ii)the 60th day after October 1, 1986; or

(iii)the date on which the former spouse attains age 50.

(2)The entitlement of a former spouse to a survivor annuity under this section terminates on the last day of the month before the former spouse’s death or remarriage before attaining age 55. The entitlement of a former spouse to such a survivor annuity shall be restored on the date such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce.

(d)(1)A survivor annuity under this section shall not be payable unless appropriate written application is provided to the Director, complete with any supporting documentation which the Director may by regulation require. Any such application shall be submitted not later than April 1, 1989. The Director may waive the application deadline under the preceding sentence in any case in which the Director determines that the circumstances warrant such a waiver.

(2)Upon approval of an application provided under paragraph (1), the appropriate survivor annuity shall be payable to the former spouse with respect to all periods before such approval during which the former spouse was entitled to such annuity under this section, but in no event shall a survivor annuity be payable under this section with respect to any period before October 1, 1986.

(e)Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the deadline by which an application for a survivor annuity must be submitted shall not apply in cases in which a former spouse’s entitlement to such a survivor annuity is restored under subsection (b)(1) or (c)(2).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 224 of Pub. L. 88–643, as added Pub. L. 99–569, title III, § 302(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3192; amended Pub. L. 100–453, title III, § 302(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1907; Pub. L. 101–193, title III, § 304(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1703; Pub. L. 102–88, title III, § 307(a), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 432; Pub. L. 102–183, title III, § 304, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1264, related to survivor annuities for certain other former spouses and was set out as a note under section 403 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88–643 by section 802 of Pub. L. 102–496.

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 103–178 substituted “retired participant” for “former participant”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–178 effective Feb. 1, 1993, see section 202(b) of Pub. L. 103–178, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

§2034 Survivor Annuity for Certain Other Former Spouses

Summary

Title 50, §2034

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