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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6. 1966
(c) This section does not authorize an increase in an additional annuity purchased at retirement by voluntary contributions. (d) The monthly installment of annuity after adjustment under this section is fixed at the nearest dollar. § 8341. Survivor annuities (a) For the purpose of this section— (1) "widow" means the surviving wife of an employee or Member who— (A) was married to him for at least 2 years immediately before his death; or (B) is the mother of issue by that marriage; C2) "widower" means the surviving husband of an employee or Member who— (A) was married to her for at least 2 years immediately before her death; or (B) is the father of issue by that marriage; (3) "dependent widower" means a widower who— (A) is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability; and (B) received more than half his support from the employee or Member; and (4) "child" means— (A) an unmarried child under 18 years of age, including (i) an adopted child, and (ii) a stepchild or recognized natural child who received more than half his support from and lived with the employee or Member in a regular parentchild relationship; (B) such unmarried child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability incurred before age 18; or (C) such unmarried child between 18 and 21 years of age who is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution. For the purpose of this paragraph and subsection (e) of this section, a child whose 21st birthday occurs before July 1 or after August 31 of a calendar year, and while he is regularly pursuing such a course of study or training, is deemed to have become 21 years of age on the first day of July after that birthday. A child who is a student is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than 4 months and if he shows to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commission that he has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a course of study or training in the same or different school during the school semester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim. (b) If an employee or Member dies after having retired under this subchapter and is survived by a spouse to whom he was married at the time of retirement, the spouse is entitled to an annuity equal to 55 percent of an annuity computed under section 8339(a) - (h) of this title as may apply with respect to the annuitant, or of such portion thereof as may have been designated for this purpose under section 8339 (i) of this title, unless the employee or Member has notified the Commission in writing at the time of retirement that he does not
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