H.R.959 - Forgotten Military Widows Annuity Act of 2007
To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed services who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before age 55 is terminated.
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To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed services who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before age 55 is terminated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 8, 2007
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed services who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before age 55 is terminated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 1. ANNUITY ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO REMARRY.
(a) Eligibility- Paragraph (2) of section 644(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) A qualified surviving spouse for purposes of this section is a surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(C) remarried, whether before or after age 55, but is no longer married as a result of the termination of the subsequent marriage due to death, annulment, or divorce.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date of Restored Annuity; Prospective Applicability- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(3) If eligibility for an annuity under this section is established or restored by reason of subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), payment of the annuity shall be commenced or resumed effective, subject to paragraph (4), as of the first day of the month in which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(4) No annuity or other benefit shall accrue to any person by reason of subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) for any period before the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Forgotten Military Widows Annuity Act of 2007.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.959 as Introduced in House Forgotten Military Widows Annuity Act of 2007
