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 PUBLIC LAW 96-402—OCT. 9, 1980

94 STAT. 1707

is withdrawn within 30 days after having been submitted to the Secretary concerned. "(4) Upon the death of any person described in paragraph (1) who has discontinued participation in the Plan in accordance with this subsection, any amounts deducted from the retired or retainer pay of the deceased under section 1452 of this title shall be refunded to the widow or widower. "(5) Any person described in paragraph (1) who has discontinued participation in the Plan may again elect to participate in the Plan if (A) at any time after having discontinued participation in the Plan the Veterans' Administration reduces such person's serviceconnected disability rating to less than total, and (B) such 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. 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, and the Secretary concerned shall begin making reductions in such person's retired or retainer pay, or require such person to make deposits in the Treasury under subsection (d), as appropriate, effective on such day. "(h) Whenever retired and retainer pay is increased under section 1401a of this title, the amount of the reduction to be made under subsection (a) or (b) in the retired or retainer pay of any person shall be increased at the same time and by the same percentage as such retired or retainer pay is increased under section 1401a of this title.". SEC. 5. (a)(1) The Secretary concerned shall pay an annuity to any individual who is the surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services who— (A) died before September 21, 1972; (B) was serving on active duty in the uniformed services at the time of his death and had served on active duty for a period of not less than 20 years; and (C) was at the time of his death entitled to retired or retainer pay or would have been entitled to that pay except that he had not applied for or been granted that pay. (2) An annuity under paragraph (1) shall be paid under the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, in the same manner as if such member had died on or after September 21, 1972. (b)(1) The amount of retired or retainer pay to be used as the basis for the computation of an annuity under subsection (a) is the emiount of the retired or retainer pay to which the member would have been entitled if the member had been entitled to that pay based upon his years of active service when he died, adjusted by the overall percentage increase in retired and retainer pay under section 1401a of title 10, United States Code (or any prior comparable provision of law), during the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the day before the effective date of this section. (2) In addition to any reduction required under the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, the annuity paid to any surviving spouse under this section shall be reduced by any amount such surviving spouse is entitled to receive as an annuity under subchapter I of such chapter.

Deductions, refund. Ante, p. 1706. Plan participation, resumption.

Retired and retainer pay, increased, reduction. Surviving spouse, annuity payment provisions. 10 USC 1448 note.

10 USC 1447.

Annuity payment, reduction. 10 USC 1431.

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