Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/948

 96 STAT. 906

PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 (6) to the next of kin that the General Counsel of the General Accounting Office decides is entitled to the refund under the laws of the domicile of the Comptroller General or retired Comptroller General at the time of death. (e) The General Counsel is not subject to section 771(1) and (2) of this title when making a decision about a surviving spouse or child under subsection (c) or (d) of this section. (f) If the annuities of all individuals entitled to survivor annuities under this subchapter end before the amount of annuities paid equals the amount deducted under sections 772 and 773 of this title, plus interest of 4 percent before J a n u a ^ 1, 1948, and 3 percent after December 31, 1947, compounded every December 31 until the date of death, the remainder shall be paid under subsection (d) of this section. § 776. Payment of survivor benefits (a) An annuity under section 774 of this title accrues monthly and is paid monthly on the first business day of the month after the month in which an annuity accrues. (b)(1) A surviving spouse's annuity ends when the spouse remarries or dies. (2) A dependent child's annuity ends when the child becomes 18 years of age, marries, or dies, whichever is earliest. However, if a child is not self-supporting because of a physical or mental disability, an annuity ends when the child recovers, marries, or dies. (3) If a surviving spouse dies and a dependent child survives, the child's annuity is recomputed under section 774(c)(3) of this title. (4) When a dependent child's annuity ends, the annuity of another dependent child is recomputed as if the child whose annuity has ended did not survive a Comptroller General or retired Comptroller General. (c) An accrued annuity unpaid when the annuity of a survivor ends— (1) for a reason except death, shall be paid to the survivor; and (2) when a survivor dies, shall be paid in the following order of precedence: (A) to the executor or administrator of the estate of the individuEd. (B) if there is no executor or administrator, then after 30 days after the date of death, to an individual the General Counsel of the General Accounting Office decides is legally entitled to the payment. (d)(1) A payment under subsection (c)(2)(B) of this section or section 775(d) of this title is a bar to recovery by another individual. (2) A benefit under this section and sections 773-775 of this title is not assignable or subject to legal process. § 777. Annuity increases (a) The Comptroller General shall compute— (1) on January 1 of each year, or within a reasonable time after January 1, the percent change in the Consumer Price Index between June and December of the prior year; and (2) on July 1 of each year, or within a reasonable time after July 1, the percent change in the Index between June of the same year and December of the prior year. (b) If a percent change computed under subsection (a)(1) of this section indicates a rise in the Index, an annuity payable under this

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