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[CITE: 22USC4069-1]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                       CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
 
       SUBCHAPTER VIII--FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
 
        Part I--Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System
 
Sec. 4069-1. Qualified former wives and husbands


(a) Construction with provisions relating to compatibility between 
        retirement systems; effective dates

    Notwithstanding section 4(h) of the Civil Service Retirement Spouse 
Equity Act of 1984, section 4067 of this title shall apply with respect 
to section 8339(j), section 8341(e), and section 8341(h) of title 5, and 
section 4 (except for subsection (b)) of the Civil Service Retirement 
Spouse Equity Act of 1984 to the extent that those sections apply to a 
qualified former wife or husband. For the purposes of this section any 
reference in the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984 to 
the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
effective date of this section.

(b) Payments to other persons as provided in court order or spousal 
        agreement

    (1) Payments pursuant to this section which would otherwise be made 
to a participant or former participant based upon his service shall be 
paid (in whole or in part) by the Secretary of State to another person 
if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of any court 
order or spousal agreement. Any payment under this paragraph to a person 
bars recovery by any other person.
    (2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to payments made by the Secretary 
of State under this subchapter after the date of receipt by the 
Secretary of State of written notice of such court order or spousal 
agreement and such additional information and documentation as the 
Secretary of State may prescribe.

(c) ``Qualified former wife or husband'' defined

    For the purposes of this section, the term ``qualified former wife 
or husband'' means a former wife or husband of an individual if--
        (1) such individual performed at least 18 months of civilian 
    service creditable under this subchapter; and
        (2) the former wife or husband was married to such individual 
    for at least 9 months but not more than 10 years.

(d) Promulgation of regulations

    Regulations issued pursuant to section 4067 of this title to 
implement this section shall be submitted to the Committee on Post 
Office and Civil Service and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Such regulations shall 
not take effect until 60 days after the date on which such regulations 
are submitted to the Congress.

(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 830, as added Pub. L. 100-238, title II, 
Sec. 202(a), Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1768.)

                       References in Text

    The Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984, referred to 
in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 98-615, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3195, as 
amended. Section 4 of that Act is set out as a note under section 8341 
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 
Amendment note set out under section 8331 of Title 5 and Tables.
    For effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), see 
Effective Date note set out below.

                          Codification

    Another section 830 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 was enacted 
by Pub. L. 100-204 and is classified to section 4069a of this title.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as 
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of 
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.


                             Effective Date

    Section applicable to any individual who, on or after Jan. 8, 1988, 
is married to a participant or former participant, see section 261(b)(1) 
of Pub. L. 100-238, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note 
under section 4054 of this title.

      Abolition of House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

    Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of House of 
Representatives abolished by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth 
Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. References to Committee on Post Office and Civil 
Service treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight of House of Representatives, see section 1(b) of Pub. L. 104-
14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives 
changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by 
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
