A bill to provide that a former spouse of a Federal employee who is married to such employee for 20 years or more shall be entitled to a portion of such employee's annuity and to a portion of the annuity of any surviving spouse of such employee.

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Entitles the former spouse of a Federal employee or Member of Congress to a 50 percent share of such employee's or Member's annuity and lump-sum benefits, and to a 50 percent share of the annuity of any surviving spouse of such employee or Member, both shares to be pro-rated on the basis of the ratio between the number of years of service during which the former spouse was married to the employee or Member, and the total number of years of such employee's or Member's service. Defines "former spouse" as an unremarried former wife or husband of an employee or Member who was married to such employee or Member for at least 20 years. (Adds 5 U.S.C. 8338A)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 January 1977

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