Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984

Summary

Civil Service Spouse Retirement Equity Act - Entitles a former spouse of a Federal employee or Member of Congress to: (1) a portion of the retirement annuity of such employee or Member; and (2) a survivor annuity upon the death of the employee or Member. Requires that the former spouse must have been married to the Member or employee for at least ten years during periods of creditable service. Provides for the calculation of the amount of either such annuity of a former spouse on the basis of the portion of the employee's or Member's creditable service during which the former spouse was married to the employee or Member. Disqualifies any former spouse who remarries before becoming 60 years of age from eligibility for either such an annuity calculated as a regular retirement annuity based on the employee's or Member's creditable service. Authorizes an employee or Member providing a survivor annuity benefit for a former spouse to elect, or to be ordered by a court, to provide for an additional survivor annuity for any other former or current spouse if the employee or Member passes a physical examination prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Limits the maximum survivor annuity or combination of survivor annuities to 55 percent of the employee's or Member's annuity. Authorizes the employee or Member to provide for survivor annuities either by a reduction in his or her retirement annuity or pay, or by a lump sum payment, or by a combination of both. Provides for the recomputation of an employee's or Member's retirement annuity and the refund of certain amounts deposited in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund if a former spouse for which a survivor annuity benefit is provided dies or remarries before the age of 60. Declares that provisions regarding cost of living increases in civil service annuities shall not apply to such annuities for former spouses unless authorized by OPM. Entitles an eligible former spouse: (1) to an annuity under this Act only if such former spouse elects to receive it instead of any other annuity provided to a Federal employee's spouse; (2) to an annuity if the employee or Member died in service (in the same amount as if the employee or Member had died after becoming eligible for an annuity); and (3) to a portion of any lump sum credit payable to an employee or Member who transfers or is separated from service prior to the commencement of either such annuity. Authorizes a Member or employee, a spouse, or former spouse to jointly elect to waive or reduce a survivor annuity for that spouse. Eliminates the current authority of the employee or Member to elect not to provide for a survivor annuity without the spouse's agreement, except when the employee or Member satisfies OPM that the spouse cannot be located. Requires both the employee or Member and the spouse, rather than just the employee or Member, to elect not to increase a survivor annuity upon the employee's or Member's reemployment. Declares that, except when determined by OPM to be inconsistent with this Act, the right of a former spouse to an annuity, survivor annuity, or lump sum credit shall be determined in accordance with an applicable court order or spousal agreement covering such former spouse, with certain limitations. Sets forth provisions governing civil service survivor benefits in cases of divorces occurring prior to the effective date of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 23 March 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 April 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 May 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from OPM, OMB.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 October 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 20 June 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 13 September 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 13 September 1984

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 19 September 1984

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 25 - 0.

    Source: Committee

11. 24 September 1984

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

12. 24 September 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

13. 24 September 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

14. 24 September 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 596.

    Source: Calendars

15. 24 September 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 98-1054.

    Source: Committee

16. 24 September 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 98-1054.

    Source: Committee

17. 26 September 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

18. 28 September 1984

    Floor

    Held at the desk by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

19. 10 October 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 10 October 1984

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

21. 10 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

22. 10 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

23. 28 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

24. 29 October 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

25. 29 October 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

26. 8 November 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-615.

    Source: President

27. 8 November 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

28. 8 November 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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Documents

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 9 November 1984

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• Passed Senate amended

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Related records

• related to ← Civil Service Amendments of 1984
• amends ← To amend title 5, U.S.C., to reform and improve the performance management and recognition of certain Federal employees and the management of senior executives.
• amends ← To require payment of interest on certain deposits authorized to be made for the benefit of former spouses.

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