HR 3447 · 95th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to grant an annuitant the right to elect within 1 year after remarriage whether such annuitant's new spouse shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a survivor annuity, and to eliminate the annuity reduction made by an unmarried annuitant to provide a survivor annuity to an individual having an insurable interest in cases where such individual predeceases the annuitant.

Introduced 1977-02-09· Sponsored by Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5]· House

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Latest: Public Law 95-317.(1978-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Grants to a Federal annuitant the right to elect within one year after remarriage whether such annuitant's new spouse shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a survivor annuity. Eliminates the annuity reduction made by an unmarried annuitant to provide a survivor annuity to an individual having an insurable interest in cases where such individual predeceases the annuitant. Requires the Civil Service Commission to inform each annuitant of such annuitant's rights of election under this Act.…

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