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 99 STAT. 586

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 PART E—MILITARY RETIREMENT

Sec. 666. Limitation on amounts available for obligation for basic pay and for retired pay accrual charge. Sec. 667. Legislative proposal to amend military retirement system for new entrants. PART F—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Sec. 671. Department of Defense educational loan repayment programs. Sec. 672. Specialized training assistance in the health profession for members of reserve components. Sec. 673. Right of members of naval service to transfer certain educational entitlement to spouse or dependent children. Sec. 674. Changes in eligibility requirements for the all-volunteer force educational assistance program. PART G—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

681. 682. 683. 684.

Legal representation of civilians overseas. Accrued leave. Pay allotments for Navy and Marine Corps. Extension to PHS and NOAA of authority to collect debts from pay of members. Sec. 685. Surcharge for sales at animal disease prevention and control centers. TITLE VII—SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 701. Short title. PART A—GENERAL PROGRAM CHANGES

Sec. 711. Establishment of two-tier benefit system and elimination of social security offset. Sec. 712. SBP coverage for members who die after 20 years of service. Sec. 713. Annuity for survivors of certain retirement-eligible reservists. Sec. 714. Indexing of threshold amount for calculation of reduction of retired pay. Sec. 715. SBP coverage upon remarriage. Sec. 716. Option to cover both a former spouse and dependent children of a member. Sec. 717. Authority to repay refunded SBP deductions in installments. Sec. 718. Effective date of DIC offset. Sec. 719. Technical amendments to SBP statute. PART B—PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIGHTS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES

Sec. 721. Spousal concurrence for elections. Sec. 722. Clarification of status of spousal agreements. Sec. 723. Former spouse coverage to be provided in spouse category rather than insurable interest category. Sec. 724. Notice of elections available. PART C—EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPORT

Sec. 731. Effective date. Sec. 732. Report on establishing needs-based survivor benefit annuity program for surviving spouses of certain retired reservists. TITLE VIII—MILITARY FAMILY POLICY AND PROGRAMS Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813.

Short title. Office of Family Policy. Transfer of Military Family Resource Center. Surveys of military families. Family members serving on advisory committees. Employment opportunities for military spouses. Youth sponsorship program. Dependent student travel within the United States. Relocation and housing. Food programs. Reporting of child abuse. Miscellaneous reporting requirements. Effective date.

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