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 100 STAT. 3194

Ante, p. 3193. 50 USC 403n note.

PUBLIC LAW 99-569—OCT. 27, 1986

"(1) as soon as possible, but not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section, issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section; and "(2) to the maximum extent practicable, and as soon as possible, inform each individual who was a former spouse of a participant or former participant on November 15, 1982, of any rights which such individual may have under this section.". (b) Section 14(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403n(a)) is amended by inserting "224," after "222, 223,". (c) For fiscal year 1987, not to exceed $500,000 shall be available from amounts appropriated under the authority of section 101(1) of this Act for survivor annuities under section 224 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Clertain Employees and under the amendment made by subsection (b) of this section. (d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1986. ,,. HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY EMPLOYEES

SEC. 303. (a) The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end a new section as follows: " H E A L T H B E N E F I T S FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY EMPLOYEES

50 USC 403p.

5 USC 8901 et «^9-

"SEC. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(D, any individual— "(1) formerly married to an employee or former employee of the Agency, whose marriage was dissolved by divorce or annulment before May 7, 1985; "(2) who, at any time during the eighteen-month period before the divorce or annulment became final, was covered under a health benefits plan as a member of the family of such employee or former employee; and "(3) who was married to such employee for not less than ten . years during periods of service by such employee with the Agency, at least five years of which were spent outside the United States by both the employee and the former spouse, is eligible for coverage under a health benefits plan in accordance with the provisions of this section. "(b)(1) Any individual eligible for coverage under subsection (a) may enroll in a health benefits plan for self alone or for self and family if, before the expiration of the six-month period beginning on the effective date of this section, and in accordance with such procedures as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation prescribe, such individual— "(A) files an election for such enrollment; and ft "(B) arranges to pay currently into the Employees Health Benefits Fund under section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, an amount equal to the sum of the employee and agency contributions payable in the case of an employee enrolled under chapter 89 of such title in the same health benefits plan and with the same level of benefits. "(2) The Director of Central Intelligence shall, as soon as possible, take all steps practicable—

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