Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 2.djvu/596

 102 STAT. 1600

PUBLIC LAW 100-426—SEPT. 9, 1988

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

(a) DEPENDENT CHILD.—Section 771(1) is amended by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting "; or", and by adding after subparagraph (B) the following: "(C) between 18 and 22 years of age and is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution. For the purposes of this subchapter, a child whose 22nd birthday occurs before July 1 or after August 31 of a calendar year, and while such child is regularly pursuing such a course of study or training, is deemed to have become 22 years of age on the first day of July after that birthday. A child who is a student is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim period between school years if the interim period is not more than 5 months and if such child shows to the satisfaction of the General Counsel of the General Accounting Office that such child has a bona fide intention of continuing in the same or a different school during the school semester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim period.". (b) SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Section 771(2) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "2 years" and inserting "1 year"; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting "before age 55" after "remarried". SEC. 203. ANNUITY OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

Section 772 is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "is retired for age under section 703(e)(1) of this title after serving at least 10 years" and inserting "retires under section 703(e)(l) of this title"; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking "subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 remains subject to subchapter III" and inserting "subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 remains subject to such subchapter III or such chapter 84 (as the case may be)". SEC. 204. ELECTION OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS.

Section 773 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting "5 percent of the" before "annuity"; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking "4.5" and inserting " 3 "; and (3) by adding after subsection (c) the following: "(d) The reduction in the Comptroller General s annuity under subsection (b)(1) for the purpose of providing survivor benefits shall be terminated for each full month after the death of the spouse.". SEC. 205. SURVIVOR ANNUITIES.

Section 774 is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking "5 years" each place it appears and inserting "18 months"; (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as follows:

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