99 STAT. 674
10 USC 1452.
PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 "(2) Such an election shall be contingent on the person paying to the United States the amount determined under paragraph (3) plus interest on such amount at a rate determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. "(3) The amount referred to in paragraph (2) is the amount equal to the difference between— "(A) the amount that would have been withheld from such person's retired pay under section 1452 of this title if the higher level of coverage had been in effect from the time the person became a participant in the Plan; and "(B) the amount of such person's retired pay actually withheld. "(4) An election under paragraph (1) shall be made in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe and shall become effective upon receipt of the payment required by paragraph (2). "(5) A payment received under this subsection by the Secretary of Defense shall be deposited into the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund. Any other payment received under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.". SEC. 716. OPTION TO COVER BOTH A FORMER SPOUSE AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF A MEMBER
(a) OPTION TO PROVIDE COVERAGE.—Section 1448(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(other than a child who is a beneficiary under an election under paragraph (4))" in the second sentence of paragraph (2) after "that spouse or child"; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph {'6) the following new paragraph (4): "(4) A person who elects to provide an annuity for a former spouse under paragraph (2) or (3) may, at the time of the election, elect to provide coverage under that annuity for both the former spouse and a dependent child, if the child resulted from the person's marriage to that former spouse.". 10 USC 1448
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(b) REVISION FOR FORMER SPOUSE COVERAGE ALREADY IN EFFECT.—
A person who before the date of the enactment of this Act made an election under section 1448(b) of title 10, United States Code, to provide an annuity for a former spouse may elect, within the oneyear period beginning on that date of enactment, to change that election so as to provide an annuity for the former spouse and the dependent children of the person, as authorized by paragraph (4) of that section added by subsection (a). Such an election may be made even though the former spouse for whom the annuity was provided has died. SEC. 717. AUTHORITY TO REPAY REFUNDED SBP DEDUCTIONS IN INSTALLMENTS
Section 1450(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(k)"; (2) by striking out "had never been made," and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof "had never been made."; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) A widow or widower whose annuity is readjusted under paragraph (1) shall repay any amount refunded under subsection (e) by reason of the adjustment under subsection (c). If the repayment is
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