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50 U.S.C. 2032: Annuities for former spouses

Created in 1992 by Public Law 88-643. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 2031, 50 U.S.C. 2033, 50 U.S.C. 2052, 50 U.S.C. 2094.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "two years" for "one year". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–178, §202(a)(5)(A), substituted "any survivor annuity" for "any other annuity". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–178, §202(a)(5)(B), inserted "the participant" before "or does not qualify". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–178, §202(a)(5)(C), substituted "before the spouse's or the former spouse's death" for "before the former spouse's death". · (c)

    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.