HR 6273 · 98th Congress · Social Welfare
Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1984-09-19)
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Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984 - Requires a reduction in the civil service annuity of a Federal employee or a Member of Congress in order to provide a survivor annuity for his or her spouse, unless the employee or Member and spouse jointly waive the spouse's right to a survivor annuity at the time of the employee's or Member's retirement. (Currently, an employee or Member may elect not to provide for a survivor annuity by notifying the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that he or she does not desire a spouse to receive an annuity.) Allows an employee or Member to waive the survivor annuity without his or her spouse's consent only after establishing to OPM that the spouse's location cannot be determined. Requires a reduction in the employee's or Member's annuity to provide a survivor annuity for a former spouse if: (1) such former spouse is entitled to a survivor annuity under the terms of a decree of divorce or annulment, a court order, or a court-approved property settlement agreement; and (2) such a waiver is not executed with respect to such former spouse. Ends the annuity reduction to provide for a survivor annuity for a former spouse if the former spouse…
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