PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1577 "806a. 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of mili- tary judges.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — (1) Section 869(a) (article 69(a)) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 867(b)(2) of this title (article 67(b)(2))" in the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "section 867(a)(2) of this title (article 67(a)(2))'° (2) Section 8337(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 867(a)(2)" in the fourth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "section 942(c)". (3) Section 1259 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 867ft>Xl)", "section 867(b)(2)", and "section 867(b)(3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 867(a)(l)", "section 867(a)(2)", and "section 867(a)(3)", respectively. TITLE XIV—MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN the "Military Survivor Benefits SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE This title may be cited as Improvement Act of 1989". SEC. 1402. REVISED PREMIUM COMPUTATION FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITIES (a) REVISION IN RETIRED PAY REDUCTION.—Subsection (a) of section 1452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the matter preceding paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (a) SPOUSE AND FORMER SPOUSE ANNumES.— "(1) REQUIRED REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the retired pay of a participant in the Plan who is providing spouse coverage (as described in paragraph (5)) shall be reduced as follows: "(A) STANDARD ANNUITY. — If the annuity coverage being provided is a standard annuity, the reduction shall be as follows: K "(i) DISABILITY AND NONREGULAR SERVICE RETIREES. — In the case of a person who is entitled to retired pay under chapter 61 or chapter 67 of this title, the reduc- 1«; tion shall be in whichever of the alternative reduction i' amounts is more favorable to that person. '.!. " (ii) MEMBERS AS OF ENACTMENT OF FLAT-RATE REDUC- TION.—In the case of a person who first became a member of a uniformed service before March 1, 1990, the reduction shall be in whichever of the alternative reduction amounts is more favorable to that person. "(iii) NEW ENTRANTS AFTER ENACTMENT OF FLAT-RATE REDUCTION. —In the case of a person who first becomes a member of a uniformed service on or after March 1, 1990, and who is entitled to retired pay under a provi- sion of law other than chapter 61 or chapter 67 of this title, the reduction shall be in an amount equal to 6y2 percent of the base amount. "(iv) ALTERNATIVE REDUCTION AMOUNTS. —For pur- poses of clauses (i) and (ii), the alternative reduction amounts are the following: 4•. "(I) An amount equal to 6V4 percent of the base amount. Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 1989. 10 USC 1447 note.
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