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[CITE: 10USC1454]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER 73--ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY
 
                  SUBCHAPTER II--SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN
 
Sec. 1454. Correction of administrative errors

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned may, under regulations 
prescribed under section 1455 of this title, correct or revoke any 
election under this subchapter when the Secretary considers it necessary 
to correct an administrative error.
    (b) Finality.--Except when procured by fraud, a correction or 
revocation under this section is final and conclusive on all officers of 
the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 92-425, Sec. 1(3), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 711; amended 
Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1407(a)(10)(A), Nov. 29, 1989, 
103 Stat. 1589; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title VI, Sec. 634, Sept. 23, 
1996, 110 Stat. 2577.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-201 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The Secretary concerned may, under 
regulations prescribed under section 1455 of this title, correct or 
revoke any election under this subchapter when he considers it necessary 
to correct an administrative error. Except when procured by fraud, a 
correction or revocation under this section is final and conclusive on 
all officers of the United States.''
    1989--Pub. L. 101-189 substituted ``errors'' for ``deficiencies'' in 
section catchline.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1460a of this title.
