An Act to provide for the reinstatement of civil service retirement survivor annuities for certain widows and widowers whose remarriages occurred before July 18, 1966, and for other purposes.
PL 95-318 (H.R.3755), enacted 07/10/1978

92 STAT. 384 
PUBLIC LAW 95-318—JULY 10, 1978 
Public Law 95-318 
95th Congress 
July 10, 1978 
[H.R. 3755] 
Gvil service 
employees. 
Restoration of 
retirement 
annuities. 
5 use 8341 
note. 
5 u s e 8331 et 
seq. 
An Act 
To provide for the reinstatement of civil service retirement survivor annuities 
for certain widows and widowers whose remarriages occurred before July 18, 
1966, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) upon 
application to the Civil Service Commission, the annuity of— 
(1) a surviving spouse of an employee which was terminated 
under the provisions of section 8341 (b) or (d) of title 5, United 
States Code, or of any prior applicable law, because of the remar-
riage of such spouse before July 18, 1966, and 
(2) a surviving spouse of a Member who died before Janu-
ary 8, 1971, which was terminated under any such provision, 
because of the remarriage of such spouse, 
shall be restored in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) 
of this section. 
(b) (1) In the case of a remarriage occurring after the surviving 
spouse became sixty years of age, the annuity shall be restored to 
such spouse under subsection (a) of this section only if any lump 
sum paid on termination of the annuity is returned to the Civil Service 
Ketirement and Disability Fund. If such amount is paid, the annuity 
shall be so restored commencing on the effective date of this section 
at the rate which would have been in effect if the annuity had not 
been terminated. 
(2) In the case of a remarriage occurring before the surviving 
spouse became sixty years of age, the annuity shall be restored to 
such spouse under subsection (a) of this section only if— 
(A) such spouse elects to receive this annuity instead of a 
survivor benefit to which the spouse may be entitled under sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 of such title 5 or under another retire-
ment system for Government employees by reason of the 
marriage; and 
(B) any lump sum paid on termination of the annuity is 
returned to such fund. 
If the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied, such annu-
ity shall be so restored commencing on the effective date of this section 
or on the first day of the month following the date the remarriage 
is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce, whichever date is later, 
at the rate which was in effect when the annuity was terminated. 
SEC. 2. Section 8341(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "after July 18,19665". 
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PUBLIC LAW 95-318—JULY 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 385 
SEC. 3. The foregoing provisions of this Act shall take effect on— Effective date. 
(1) the first day of the month following the date of the enact- 5 USC 8341 
ment of this Act, or 
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(2) October 1,1978, 
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whichever date is later. 
Approved July 10, 1978. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-475 (Comm. on Post Office and Civil Service). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-905 (Comm. on Governmental affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 123 (1977): July 18, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 124 (1978): June 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 26, House concurred in Senate amendment.