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22 U.S.C. 4044: Definitions

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-465. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 4046, 22 U.S.C. 4055, 22 U.S.C. 4057, 22 U.S.C. 4060, 22 U.S.C. 4071a.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–382 added par. (15). Law text · (15)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–238, §211(1), which directed the amendment of par. (13) by striking out ", in the case of death in service or marriage after retirement," was executed by striking out ", in the case of a death in service or marriage after retirement," after "annuitant who", as the probable in… · (13)
    • Pub. L. 100–238, §211(2), (3), substituted "9 months" for "one year" and inserted before semicolon at end ", except that the requirement for at least 9 months of marriage shall be deemed satisfied in any case in which the participant or annuitant dies within the applicable 9-month period, if— · (13)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–335, §402(a)(2), substituted "part" for "subchapter" in provision preceding par. (1).
    • Pub. L. 99–335, §403, substituted ", the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court as defined in section 1301(3) of title 25" for "or of the District of Columbia". · (3)
    • Pub. L. 99–335, §404(a), inserted "(creditable under part I or II)" after "creditable service" in two places. · (10)
    • Pub. L. 99–335, §402(a)(3), inserted "under this part" after "payable from the Fund" in provision preceding subpar. (A). · (14)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.