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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3086 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain 
widows and widowers whose judicial survivors’ annuities are terminated 
on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolu-
tion of the remarriage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2007 
Mr. SNYDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the 
case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial sur-
vivors’ annuities are terminated on account of remar-
riage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution 
of the remarriage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN JUDICIAL SUR-
VIVORS’ ANNUITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 376 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(x) In the case of a widow or widower whose annuity 
under clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (h)(1) is terminated 
because of remarriage before attaining 55 years of age, 
the annuity shall be restored at the same rate commencing 
on the day the remarriage is dissolved by death, divorce, 
or annulment, if— 
‘‘(1) the widow or widower elects to receive this 
annuity instead of any other survivor annuity to 
which such widow or widower may be entitled, under 
this chapter or under another retirement system for 
Government employees, by reason of the remarriage; 
and 
‘‘(2) any payment made to such widow or wid-
ower under subsection (o) or (p) on termination of 
the annuity is returned to the Judicial Survivors’ 
Annuities Fund.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 376(h)(2) 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, subject to subsection 
(x).’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the 
first month beginning at least 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply in the case of 
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a remarriage which is dissolved by death, divorce, or an-
nulment on or after such first day. 
(b) LIMITED RETROACTIVE EFFECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a remarriage 
which is dissolved by death, divorce, or annulment 
within the 4-year period ending on the day before 
the effective date of this Act, the amendments made 
by this Act shall apply only if the widow or widower 
satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of section 376(x) of title 28, United States Code (as 
amended by this Act) before— 
(A) the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on the effective date of this Act; or 
(B) such later date as Director of the Ad-
ministrative Office of the United States Courts 
may by regulation prescribe. 
(2) RESTORATION.—If the requirements of 
paragraph (1) are satisfied, the survivor annuity 
shall be restored, commencing on the date the re-
marriage was dissolved by death, annulment, or di-
vorce, at the rate which was in effect when the an-
nuity was terminated. 
(3) LUMP-SUM
PAYMENT.—Any amounts be-
coming payable to the widow or widower under this 
subsection for the period beginning on the date on 
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which the annuity was terminated and ending on the 
date on which periodic annuity payments resume 
shall be payable in a lump-sum payment. 
Æ 
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