62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CH. 84-FEB . 28, 1948 in section 5 of this Act and is survived by a widow, such widow shall 46 Stat. 472. be paid an annuity beginning the first day of the month following the An, p.O 707. death of the officer or employee or following the widow's attainment of age fifty, whichever is the later, equal to one-half the amount of an annuity computed as provided in section 4 (a) hereof with respect Ante,p. 40. to such officer or employee: Provided, That such payments or any right thereto shall cease upon death or remarriage of the widow. "(2) In case any officer or employee to whom this Act applies shall widow and child or die subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act after having rendered at least five years of civilian service computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act, or after having retired subsequent to such date 46 Stat. 472. of enactment under section 1, 2, or 6 and is survived by a widow and 714. S. C. 070, a child or children, such widow shall be paid an immediate annuity A n te, pp. 50, 48 51 terminable upon death, remarriage, or attainment of age fifty. The annuity payable to the widow of such officer or employee shall be equal to one-half the amount of an annuity computed as provided in section 4 (a) hereof with respect to such officer or employee. The Ate, p.49 annuity payable to the widow of such annuitant shall be equal to one- half the amount of the annuity which such annuitant was receiving at the time of his death excluding any portion thereof purchased by voluntary contributions under the second paragraph of section 10, or, Ante, p. 54 . if such annuitant had elected a reduced annuity under subsection (b) or (c) of section 4, one-half of the annuity which such annuitant would Ante, pp . 49, 50 . have received if he had not made such election. There shall also be paid to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to one-half the amount of the annuity of such widow, but not to exceed $900 divided by the number of such children or $360 whichever is lesser. Upon the death of such widow, the annuity of such child or children shall be recomputed and paid as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection. "(3) In case any officer or employee to whom this Act applies shall but c o widor or die subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act after having widowr. rendered at least five years of civilian service computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act or after having retired subsequent to such St4 s 77, date of enactment under section 1, 2, or 6 and leaves no surviving 710-714. widow or widower but leaves a surviving child or children, there shall Ant pp.50, 48, 51. be paid to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to the amount of the annuity to which such widow would have been entitled under paragraph (2) of this subsection had she survived, but SUPr a. not to exceed $1,200 divided by the number of such children or $480, whichever is lesser. "(4) The annuity payable to a child under this subsection shall be Termination of an- terminable upon (A) his attaining the age of eighteen years, (B) his marriage, or (C) his death, whichever first occurs, except that if such child is incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical dis- ability his annuity shall be terminable only upon death, marriage, or recovery from such disability. In any case in which the annuity of a child, under this subsection, is terminated, the annuities of any other child or children, based upon the service of the same officer or em- ployee, shall be recomputed and paid as though the child whose annuity was so terminated had not survived such officer or employee. "(d) As used in this section- "(1) The term 'widow' means a surviving wife of an individual, who "Widow." either (A) shall have been married to such individual for at least two years immediately preceding his death, or (B) is the mother of issue by such marriage. "(2) The term 'child' means an unmarried child, including a depend- "cbhld." ent stepchild or an adopted child, under the age of eighteen years, or such unmarried child who because of physical or mental disability is incapable of self-support. 55
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