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[CITE: 10USC1456]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER 73--ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY
 
           SUBCHAPTER III--SUPPLEMENTAL SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN
 
Sec. 1456. Supplemental spouse coverage: establishment of plan; 
        definitions
        
    (a) Establishment of Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan.--
        (1) Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program in 
    accordance with this subchapter to enable participants in the 
    Survivor Benefit Plan who are providing coverage for a spouse or 
    former spouse beneficiary under that Plan to also provide a 
    supplemental annuity for that spouse or former spouse beginning when 
    the participant dies or when the spouse or former spouse becomes 62 
    years of age, whichever is later, in order to offset the effects of 
    the two-tier annuity computation under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
        (2) Name of plan.--The program under this subchapter shall be 
    known as the Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan.

    (b) Definitions.--
        (1) Incorporation of definitions applicable to survivor benefit 
    plan.--The definitions in section 1447 of this title apply in this 
    subchapter.
        (2) Supplemental spouse annuity defined.--In this subchapter, 
    the term ``supplemental spouse annuity'' means an annuity provided 
    to a spouse or former spouse under this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1404(a)(1), Nov. 29, 
1989, 103 Stat. 1580.)


                             Effective Date

    Section 1404(a)(1) of Pub. L. 101-189, as amended by Pub. L. 101-
510, div. A, title VI, Sec. 631(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1580, 
provided that this subchapter is effective Apr. 1, 1992.
