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5 U.S.C. 8341: Survivor annuities

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 21 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8331, 5 U.S.C. 8339, 5 U.S.C. 8340, 5 U.S.C. 8343a, 5 U.S.C. 8344.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–553 substituted "(q), (r), and (s)" for "(q), and (r)". (District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b), (d)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–61, §516(a)(4), substituted "(q), and (r)" for "and (q) of this title". (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–61, §518(a)(2)(A), substituted "except as provided in subsection (k), remarries" for "remarries". (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–61, §§516(a)(4), 518(a)(2)(A), substituted "(q), and (r)" for "and (q) of this title" in introductory provisions and "except as provided in subsection (k), remarries" for "remarries" in cl. (ii). (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–61, §518(a)(2)(B), substituted "except as provided in subsection (k), in" for "in". (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 105–61, §518(a)(1), added subsec. (k). (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (k)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–208 added par. (4). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (e)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–378 substituted "(p)," for "(o),". · (b), (d)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–428 substituted "(n), (o), and (q)" for "(n), and (o)". · (b), (d)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–272 substituted ", (n) and (o)" for "and (n)" in subsec. (b)(1), and "(n), and (o)" for "and (n)" in subsec. (d). · (b), (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–251, §205, added par. (1), redesignated existing pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively, and in par. (2) as redesignated substituted "that surviving child" for "each surviving child" in two places. · (e)
    • Pub. L. 99–251, §206, substituted "annuitant, or former Member who was separated from the service with title to a deferred annuity under section 8338(b) of this title" for "or annuitant". · (h)
    • Pub. L. 99–251, §207, inserted "or death" after "retirement". · (h)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(A), substituted "9 months" for "1 year". · (a), (2)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(B)(i), substituted "by a widow or widower, the widow or widower is entitled to an annuity equal to 55 percent (or 50 percent if retired before October 11, 1962)" for "by a spouse to whom he was married at the time of retirement, or by a widow or widower whom he… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–353 substituted "and (n)" for "and (o)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(B)(ii), substituted "widow or widower" for "spouse, widow, or widower" wherever appearing in provisions preceding subpar. (A). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(B)(iii), substituted "55 years of age" for "60 years of age". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(B)(iv), added par. (4). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(C)(i), inserted provision that the annuity payable under this subsection to the widow or widower of an employee or Member may not exceed the difference between the amount which would otherwise be payable to such widow or widower under this subsection and the amoun… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–353 substituted "and (n)" for "and (o)". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(C)(ii), redesignated subpar. (A) as cl. (i). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(C)(ii), redesignated subpar. (B) as cl. (ii) and substituted "55 years of age" for "60 years of age". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(D)(i), inserted "or a former spouse who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the employee or Member" in provisions preceding subpar. (A) and following subpar. (C). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(D)(ii), substituted "surviving spouse or former spouse" for "surviving spouse" and "spouse, former spouse, or child" for "spouse or child" in provisions following subpar. (E). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(E), inserted provision that an annuity payable under this subsection to the surviving spouse of a Member may not exceed the difference between the annuity which would otherwise be payable to such surviving spouse under this subsection and the amount of the survivo… · (f)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(F), substituted "55 years of age" for "60 years of age" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 98–615, §2(4)(G), added subsecs. (h) and (i). · (h), (i)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–179, §1(1), struck out "and" after "marriage;". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–179, §1(2), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–179, §1(3), redesignated former par. (3) as (4), substituted "unmarried dependent child" for "unmarried child" wherever appearing in subpars. (A), (B), and (C), substituted "but only if the stepchild" for "or recognized natural child who" in subpar. (A)(ii), and inserted … · (a)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(2), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–598, §338(c)(1), inserted reference to subsec. (o) of section 8339 of this title. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(3), substituted "Office" for "Commission". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–317 inserted provisions relating to failure to file an election under section 8339(j) of this title in the case of remarriage. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–598, §338(c)(2), inserted reference to subsec. (o) of section 8339 of this title. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(3), substituted "Office" for "Commission". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 95–318 struck out "after July 18, 1966," after "terminated". · (g)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–183 substituted "8339(k)(1)" for "8339(k)". · (c)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–260 substituted "1 year" for "2 years". · (a), (2)

    1972

    • Pub. L. 92–243 added cl. (iii). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 92–297, §7(4)(i), substituted "section 8339(a)–(i)", "section 8339(j)", and "section 8339(k)" for "section 8339(a)–(h)", "section 8339(i)", and "section 8339(j)", respectively. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 92–297, §7(4)(ii), substituted "section 8339(k)" for "section 8339(j)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 92–297, §7(4)(iii), substituted "section 8339(a)–(f) and (i)" for "section 8339(a)–(e) and (h)". · (d)

    1971

    • Pub. L. 91–658, §3(a), struck out par. (3) which defined "dependent widower", and redesignated par. (4) as (3). · (a), (4)
    • Pub. L. 91–658, §3(b), designated existing first sentence as par. (1), and inserted exception phrase, provision for survival by widow or widower whom employee or Member marries after retirement, entitlement of widow or widower to 55 percent annuity (limited to 50 percent where retireme… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 91–658, §3(c), substituted "his widow or widower" for "the widow or dependent widower of the employee or Member" in first sentence, struck out "or dependent" before "widower" in second sentence, and substituted in third sentence provision for termination of annuity where widow … · (d)
    • Pub. L. 91–658, §3(d), substituted reference to "subsection (a)(3)" for "subsection (a)(4)". · (e)

    1969

    • Pub. L. 91–93, §206(a), provided for entitlement to a survivor annuity after an 18 month rather than a 5 year period of civilian service and prescribed as the annuity the smaller of two computations when computing the annuity under section 8399 (a) to (e) and (h) of this title. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 91–93, §206(b), increased annuity of a surviving child, substituting "eighteen months" for "five years" of civilian service in par. (1), "60 percent", "$900", and "$2,700" for "40 percent", "$600", and "$1,800" in cls. (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and "75 percent", "$1,0… · (e)

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