Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/842

 94 STAT. 2120 22 USC 4057.

22 USC 4058.

22 USC 4059.

22 USC 4060.

PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 SEC. 817. ExTRA CREDIT FOR SERVICE AT U N H E A L T H F U L POSTS.—The

Secretary of State may from time to time establish a list of places which by reason of climatic or other extreme conditions are to be classed as unhealthful posts. Each year of duty at such posts, inclusive of regular leaves of absence, shall be counted as one and a half years in computing the length of the service of a participant for the purpose of retirement, fractional months being considered as full months in computing such service. No such extra credit for service at such unhealthful posts shall be credited to any participant who is paid a differential under section 5925 or 5928 of title 5, United States Code, for such service. SEC. 818. ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare the estimates of the annual appropriations required to be made to the Fund, and shall make actuarial valuations of the System at intervals of not more than five years. The Secretary of State may expend from money to the credit of the Fund an amount not exceeding $5,000 per year for the incidental expenses necessary in administering the provisions of this chapter, including actuarial advice. SEC. 819. INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest from time to time in interest-bearing securities of the United States such portions of the Fund as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury may not be immediately required for the payment of annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and allowances. The income derived from such investments shall constitute a part of the Fund. SEC. 820. ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF MONEYS.—(a)(1) An individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund may make allotments or assignments of amounts from such annuity for such purposes as the Secretary of State in his or her sole discretion considers appropriate. (2) Notwithstanding section 3477 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 203) or any other law, a member of the Service who is entitled to receive benefits under section 609(b)(1) may assign to any person the whole or any part of those benefits. Any such assignment shall be on a form approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and a copy of such assignment form shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury by the member executing the assignment. (b)(1)(A) In the case of any participant or annuitant who has a former spouse who is covered by a court order or who is a party to a spousal agreement— (i) any right of the former spouse to any annuity under section 814(a) in connection with any retirement or disability annuity of the participant, and the amount of any such annuity; (ii) any right of the former spouse to a survivor annuity under section 814(b) or (c), and the amount of any such annuity; and (iii) any right of the former spouse to any payment of a lumpsum credit under section 815(a) or (b); shall be determined in accordance with that spousal agreement or court order, if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of that spousal agreement or court order. (B) This paragraph shall not apply in the case of any spousal agreement or court order which, as determined by the Secretary of State— (i) would provide for a survivor annuity for a spouse or any former spouse of a participant with respect to which there has

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