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 110 STAT. 2576 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 "(A) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PROMPTLY TO PARTICIPANT. —The Secretary concerned shall furnish promptly to each person who files a request under paragraph (1) to discontinue participation in the Plan a written statement of the advantages of participating in the Plan and the possible disadvantages of discontinuing participation. " (B) RIGHT TO WITHDRAW DISCONTINUATION REQUEST.— A person may withdraw a request made under paragraph (1) if it is withdrawn within 30 days after having been submitted to the Secretary concerned. "(4) REFUND OF DEDUCTIONS FROM RETIRED PAY. —Upon the death of a person described in paragraph (1) who discontinued participation in the Plan in accordance with this subsection, any amount deducted from the retired pay of that person under this section shall be refunded to the person's surviving spouse. "(5) RESUMPTION OF PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. — "(A) CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION.— A person described in paragraph (1) who discontinued participation in the Plan may elect to participate again in the Plan if— "(i) after having discontinued participation in the Plan the Secretary of Veterans Affairs reduces that person's service-connected disability rating to a rating of less than total; and "(ii) that person applies to the Secretary concerned, within such period of time after the reduction in such person's service-connected disability rating has been made as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, to again participate in the Plan and includes in such application such information as the Secretary concerned may require. "(B) EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESUMED COVERAGE.— Such person's participation in the Plan under this paragraph is effective beginning on the first day of the month after the month in which the Secretary concerned receives the application for resumption of participation in the Plan. "(C) RESUMPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— When a person elects to participate in the Plan under this paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall begin making reductions in that person's retired pay, or require such person to make deposits in the Treasury under subsection (d), as appropriate, effective on the effective date of such participation under subparagraph (B). " (h) INCREASES IN REDUCTION WITH INCREASES IN RETIRED PAY. — "(1) GENERAL RULE. — Whenever retired pay is increased under section 1401a of this title (or any other provision of law), the amount of the reduction to be made under subsection (a) or (b) in the retired pay of any person shall be increased at the same time and by the same percentage as such retired pay is so increased. "(i) RECOMPUTATION OF REDUCTION UPON RECOMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY. —When the retired pay of a person who first became a member of a uniformed service on or afl«r August 1, 1986, and who is a participant in the Plan is recomputed under section 1410 of this title upon the person's becoming 62 years of age.

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