A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require any Federal employee who elects at the time of retirement not to provide survivorship benefits for the employee's spouse to notify (or take all reasonable steps to notify) the spouse of that election.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares that an election by a Federal employee or a Member of Congress not to provide for survivorship benefits for his or her spouse shall not be valid unless: (1) the spouse acknowledges the loss of benefits resulting from such election; or (2) the employee or Member proves that the spouse has been notified of such loss or that the employee or Member has complied with all requirements regarding such notification.…