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 PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3887

SEC. 644. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF DISPOSABLE RETIRED PAY FOR PURPOSES OF COURT ORDERS (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1408(a)(4) of such title is amended— (1) by striking out "(other than" and all that follows through "title) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and (2) by striking out subparagraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(E) in the case of a member entitled to retired pay under chapter 61 of this title, are equal to the amount of retired pay of the member under that chapter computed using the percentage of the member's disability on the date when the member was retired (or the date on which the member's name was placed on the temporary disability retired list); or". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to court orders issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 645. REVISION OF OPEN PERIOD TO ELECT FORMER SPOUSE AND CHILD COVERAGE Section 716(b) of the Survivor Benefit Plan Amendments of 1985 (title VII of Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 674) is amended— (1) by striking out "the date of the enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "March 1, 1986,"; (2) by striking out ", within the one-year period beginning on that date of enactment,"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Such an election must be made— "(1) not later than March 1, 1987, in the case of a person who made the election to provide an annuity for a former spouse before November 8, 1985; and "(2) not later than the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987, in the case of a person who made the election to provide an annuity for a former spouse during the period beginning on November 8, 1985, and ending on February 28, 1986.". SEC. 646. EXTENSION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES Section 645(c) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 98 Stat. 2549), is amended by striking out "during the two-year period" and inserting in lieu thereof "until the later of (1) April 1, 1988, and (2) the last day of the two-year period". PART E—MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS

SEC. 651. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR ARMY RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "on active duty" in subsection (a)(3) after "a commissioned officer"; and (2) by adding at the end of the following new subsection: "(c)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Army may pay not more than 75 percent of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of an officer in the Selected Reserve of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve for

10 USC 1408.

10 USC 1201 et ««9-

10 USC 1408 note, 10 USC 1448 note.

10 USC 1072 note.

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