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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Child Custody Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.

(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 117 the following:

''CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN
LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION

''Sec
''2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion
''Sec. 2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion
''(a) Offense.--
''(1) Generally.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
whoever knowingly transports a minor across a State line, with
the intent that such minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in
fact abridges the right of a parent under a law requiring
parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision, in force
in the State where the minor resides, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
''(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, an
abridgement of the right of a parent occurs if an abortion is
performed on the minor, in a State other than the State where
the minor resides, without the parental consent or
notification, or the judicial authorization, that would have
been required by that law had the abortion been performed in
the State where the minor resides.
''(b) Exceptions.--
''(1) The prohibition of subsection (a) does not apply if
the abortion was necessary to save the life of the minor
because her life was endangered by a physical disorder,
physical injury, or physical illness, including a life
endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy itself.
''(2) A minor transported in violation of this section, and
any parent of that minor, may not be prosecuted or sued for a
violation of this section, a conspiracy to violate this
section, or an offense under section 2 or 3 based on a
violation of this section.
''(c) Affirmative Defense.--It is an affirmative defense to a
prosecution for an offense, or to a civil action, based on a violation
of this section that the defendant reasonably believed, based on
information the defendant obtained directly from a parent of the minor
or other compelling facts, that before the minor obtained the abortion,
the parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization took
place that would have been required by the law requiring parental
involvement in a minor's abortion decision, had the abortion been
performed in the State where the minor resides.
''(d) Civil Action.--Any parent who suffers harm from a violation
of subsection (a) may obtain appropriate relief in a civil action.
''(e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
''(1) a 'law requiring parental involvement in a minor's
abortion decision' means a law--
''(A) requiring, before an abortion is performed on
a minor, either--
''(i) the notification to, or consent of, a
parent of that minor; or
''(ii) proceedings in a State court; and
''(B) that does not provide as an alternative to
the requirements described in subparagraph (A)
notification to or consent of any person or entity who
is not described in that subparagraph;
''(2) the term 'parent' means--
''(A) a parent or guardian;
''(B) a legal custodian; or
''(C) a person standing in loco parentis who has
care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor
regularly resides, who is designated by the law
requiring parental involvement in the minor's abortion
decision as a person to whom notification, or from whom
consent, is required;
''(3) the term 'minor' means an individual who is not older
than the maximum age requiring parental notification or
consent, or proceedings in a State court, under the law
requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision;
and
''(4) the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia
and any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the
United States.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to chapter 117 the following new item:

''117A. Transportation of minors in circumvention of 2431''.
certain laws relating to abortion.
[A]: Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor's state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor's abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor.

Protects from prosecution or civil liability the minor or the minor's parents for violations of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation of this Act to seek relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Emergency
Agricultural Response Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Use of disaster reserve authority to provide disaster
assistance to certain producers.
Sec. 3. Increase in loan rates for marketing assistance loans for
certain crops.
Sec. 4. Extension of marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 5. Reinstatement of farmer-owned reserve program.
Sec. 6. Strategic food reserve of loan commodities.
Sec. 7. Improved delivery of Farm Service Agency services at local and
area level.
Sec. 8. Temporary conservation reserve to respond to disease
infestations.
Sec. 9. Special crop insurance rules for counties subject to disaster
declaration.
Sec. 10. Doubling of budget authority and appropriations for direct
loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate
reduction programs for fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 2. USE OF DISASTER RESERVE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISASTER
ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN PRODUCERS.

(a) Provision of Assistance.--Section 813(a) of the Agricultural
Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''The Secretary shall use funds appropriated for the purposes of
this section to make cash payments to agricultural producers to augment
crop insurance benefits for the purpose of alleviating distress caused
by multiple year crop losses.''
(b) Appropriations.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,200,000,000 for the
reserve established under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970
(7 U.S.C. 1427a).
(c) Designation of Emergency.--The amount appropriated under
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent that the President
submits to Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar
amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). The
entire amount of the funds is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR
CERTAIN CROPS.

(a) Wheat.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
''(1) Loan rate.--Subject to paragraph (2), the loan rate
for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for wheat
shall be equal to the greater of--
''(A) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of wheat, as determined by the
Secretary, during the marketing years for the
immediately preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the
year in which the average price was the highest and the
year in which the average price was the lowest in the
period; and
''(B) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of wheat, as determined by the
Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing
years, excluding the year in which the average price
was the highest and the year in which the average price
was the lowest in the period.''.
(b) Feed Grains.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
''(1) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for
corn shall be equal to the greater of--
''(A) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of corn, as determined by the
Secretary, during the marketing years for the
immediately preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the
year in which the average price was the highest and the
year in which the average price was the lowest in the
period; and
''(B) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of corn, as determined by the
Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing
years, excluding the year in which the average price
was the highest and the year in which the average price was the lowest
in the period.''.
(c) Upland Cotton.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by
striking ''or more than $0.5192 per pound''.
(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
''(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--The loan rate for a marketing
assistance loan under section 131 for extra long staple cotton shall be
equal to the greater of--
''(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by
producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the
Secretary, during 3 years of the 5-year period ending July 31
of the year preceding the year in which the crop is planted,
excluding the year in which the average price was the highest
and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the
period; and
''(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by
producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the
Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing years,
excluding the year in which the average price was the highest
and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the
period.''.
(e) Rice.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as
follows:
''(e) Rice.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under
section 131 for rice shall be equal to the greater of--
''(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by
producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the
marketing years for the immediately preceding 5 crops of rice,
excluding the year in which the average price was the highest
and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the
period; and
''(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by
producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the
1994 through 1998 marketing years, excluding the year in which
the average price was the highest and the year in which the
average price was the lowest in the period; and
''(3) $6.50 per hundredweight.''.
(f) Oilseeds.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:
''(1) Soybeans.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance
loan under section 131 for soybeans shall be equal to the
greater of--
''(A) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the
Secretary, during the marketing years for the
immediately preceding 5 crops of soybeans, excluding
the year in which the average price was the highest and
the year in which the average price was the lowest in
the period; and
''(B) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the
Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing
years, excluding the year in which the average price
was the highest and the year in which the average price
was the lowest in the period.
''(2) Sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard
seed, and flaxseed.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance
loan under section 131 for sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed,
safflower, mustard seed, and flaxseed, individually, shall be
equal to the greater of--
''(A) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by
the Secretary, during the marketing years for the
immediately preceding 5 crops of such oilseed,
excluding the year in which the average price was the
highest and the year in which the average price was the
lowest in the period; and
''(B) 85 percent of the simple average price
received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by
the Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing
years, excluding the year in which the average price
was the highest and the year in which the average price
was the lowest in the period.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

Section 133 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7233) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
''(c) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the term of marketing
assistance loans made to producers under this subtitle for any loan
commodity for a 6-month period if the Secretary determines that the
extension will promote the orderly delivery of the loan commodity,
materially reduce program costs to the Government, or result in a
significant improvement in income for producers.''.

SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF FARMER-OWNED RESERVE PROGRAM.

Section 171(b)(1) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7
U.S.C. 7301(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE OF LOAN COMMODITIES.

Subtitle C of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 138. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE.

''(a) Reserve Required.--The Secretary shall build a reserve stock
of a loan commodity whenever prices for that commodity fall below 75
percent of the loan rate for marketing assistance loans for that
commodity.
''(b) Methods of Acquisition.--Loan commodities for inclusion in
the reserve may be acquired--
''(1) through purchases--
''(A) from producers; or
''(B) in the market, if the Secretary determines
that the purchases will not unduly disrupt the market;
or
''(2) by designation by the Secretary of stocks of loan
commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
''(c) Release of Eligible Commodities.--The Secretary may release
stocks of a loan commodity in the reserve only when there is such a
domestic shortage of the loan commodity that--
''(1) widespread concern exists about the supply of
affordable food for residents of the United States; and
''(2) prices for the commodity exceed 200 percent of the
loan rate for marketing assistance loans for the commodity.
''(d) Administration.--To the maximum extent practicable consistent
with the fulfillment of the purposes of this section and the effective
and efficient administration of this section, the Secretary shall use
the usual and customary channels, facilities, arrangements, and
practices of trade and commerce to release stocks of a loan commodity
maintained in the reserve. The Secretary shall administer the release
of stocks from the reserve so as to ensure that the prices received by
agricultural producers of that commodity are not depressed as a result
of the release.
''(e) Limitation on Total Quantity Acquired.--The Secretary may not
acquire for inclusion in the reserve more than 25 percent of the
average annual production of a loan commodity.
''(f) Management of Commodities.--The Secretary shall provide--
''(1) for the management of loan commodities in the
reserve, including the selection of storage locations; and
''(2) for the periodic rotation or replacement of stocks of
loan commodities in the reserve to avoid spoilage and
deterioration of the commodities.
''(g) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The funds, facilities,
and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used by
the Secretary in carrying out this section, except that any restriction
applicable to the acquisition, storage, or disposition of commodities
owned or controlled by the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not
apply.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVED DELIVERY OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY SERVICES AT LOCAL AND
AREA LEVEL.

(a) Transfer of Funds for Fiscal Year 1999.--To ensure the prompt
response of the Farm Service Agency during fiscal year 1999 to requests
submitted by producers, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to
the Farm Service Agency from other appropriations or funds available to
the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture an amount
equal to not more than 25 percent of the operating budget for that
fiscal year of local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency.
Amounts transferred under this subsection may be used only for
activities at local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency.
(b) Subsequent Years.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall include
in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget request
for the Department of Agriculture for each fiscal year a certification
that the amount requested for the operation of local and area offices
of the Farm Service Agency will be sufficient to meet the expected
needs of agricultural producers for services.

SEC. 8. TEMPORARY CONSERVATION RESERVE TO RESPOND TO DISEASE
INFESTATIONS.

Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1256 the following
new section:

''SEC. 1257. THREE-YEAR CONSERVATION RESERVE FOR DISEASED CROPLANDS.

''(a) Reserve Required.--Using the authority provided in subchapter
B, the Secretary shall formulate and carry out the enrollment of lands
described in subsection (b) in a conservation reserve program through
the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of such lands to
combat plant diseases that have devastated the lands.
''(b) Eligible Lands.--The Secretary shall include in the program
only those croplands that have been devastated by a plant disease for
which effective responses are reasonably anticipated within four years,
but are otherwise suitable for the production of crops or livestock.
''(c) Term of Contract.--A contract under this section shall have a
term of three years.''.

SEC. 9. SPECIAL CROP INSURANCE RULES FOR COUNTIES SUBJECT TO DISASTER
DECLARATION.

(a) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance.--For purposes of administering the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for producers
operating in a county described in subsection (c), the Secretary of
Agriculture may not--
(1) include the producer in any nonstandard classification
list on account of the inclusion of the county in a designated
disaster area; or
(2) determine, without the consent of the producer, the
actual production history of the producer using production
records of any crop year during which the county was included
in a designated disaster area.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a disaster that
the Secretary of Agriculture determines is a reoccurring, frequent, and
well-known risk of farming in the locale, and the risks cannot
reasonably be expected to be controlled or eliminated by crop
protection efforts within a 7-year period.
(c) Covered Counties.--This section applies with respect to a
county that is included in whole or in part in a designated disaster
area.
(d) Designated Disaster Area Defined.--In this section, the term
''designated disaster area'' means an area--
(1) covered by a Presidential declaration of major disaster
issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) on account
of damaging weather or a related condition in the area; or
(2) determined to be a disaster area by the Secretary of
Agriculture under subpart A of part 1945 of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations, on account of damaging weather or a
related condition in the area.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply beginning with the
1999 crop year for each commodity that is grown in a covered county and
for which multi-peril crop insurance is generally available in the
United States.

SEC. 10. DOUBLING OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR DIRECT
LOAN, LOAN GUARANTEE, AND INTEREST RATE REDUCTION
PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

(a) Budget Authority.--
(1) Direct loan and loan guarantee programs.--Section
346(b)(1)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
''$3,325,000,000'', ''$585,000,000'', ''$85,000,000'',
''$500,000,000'', $2,740,000,000'', ''$690,000,000'', and
''$2,050,000,000'' and inserting ''$6,650,000'',
''$1,170,000,000'', ''$170,000,000'', ''$1,000,000,000'',
''$5,480,000,000'', ''$1,380,000,000'', and ''$4,100,000,000'',
respectively.
(2) Interest rate reduction program.--Section 351 of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 1999) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ''4'' and
inserting ''8''; and
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking
''$490,000,000'' and inserting ''$980,000,000''.
(b) Appropriations.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, there are appropriated for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1999:
(1) For gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 308 and
309 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to be
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund,
as follows:
(A) Farm ownership loans, $1,021,298,000, of which
$850,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
(B) Operating loans, $3,576,756,000, of which
$1,985,812,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $470,000,000 shall be for subsidized
guaranteed loans.
(2) For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:
(A) Farm ownership loans, $39,160,000, of which
$13,516,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
(B) Operating loans, $140,674,000, of which
$23,036,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans
and $41,078,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans.
[A]: Emergency Agricultural Response Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the use of disaster reserve authority to augment crop insurance benefits for producers affected by multiple year crop losses. Appropriates funds subject to presidential emergency budget designation.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to revise marketing assistance loan rates for: (1) wheat; (2) feed grains (corn); (3) upland cotton; (4) extra long staple cotton; (5) rice; and (6) oilseeds. Authorizes six-month loan extensions.
(Sec. 5) Repeals the temporary suspension of the farmer owned reserve program.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to build and manage a reserve stock of a loan commodity whenever such commodity's prices fall below 75 percent of its marketing assistance loan rate.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer specified Department of Agriculture funds to the Farm Service Agency in order to improve local and area Agency services.
(Sec. 8) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to carry out a three-year conservation reserve for certain diseased croplands.
(Sec. 9) Sets forth specified crop insurance rules for disaster- designated counties.
(Sec. 10) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase FY 1999 budget authority and appropriations for direct loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate reduction programs.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Military Surviving Spouses Equity
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION OFFSET FROM
SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVING SPOUSE ANNUITIES AND
OPTIONAL ANNUITY AUTHORITY.

(a) Repeal.--Subsections (c), (e), and (k) of section 1450 of title
10, United States Code, and subsection (c)(2) of section 1451 of such
title are repealed.
(b) Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously Refunded to SPB
Recipients.--
(1) Repayment required.--A surviving spouse who is in
receipt of an SBP annuity that is in effect before the
effective date of the amendments made by subsection (a) and
that is adjusted by reason of such amendments and who had
previously received an SBP retired pay refund shall repay an
amount determined under paragraph (2). Any such repayment shall
be made in the same manner as a repayment under subsection
(k)(2) of section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, as in
effect on the day before the effective date of such amendments.
(2) Amount of repayment.--The amount of a repayment under
paragraph (1) shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to
the amount of that refund as the surviving spouse's life
expectancy (determined in accordance with standard actuarial
practices) bears to the anticipated total duration of the
annuity (determined as the sum of such life expectancy and the
duration of the annuity already received)
(3) Waiver of repayment.--The Secretary of Defense may
waive the requirement that a surviving spouse make a repayment
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that--
(A) hardship or other circumstances make repayment
unwarranted; or
(B) requiring repayment would otherwise not be in
the best interests of the United States.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) The term ''SBP annuity'' means an annuity under
the program established under subchapter II of chapter
73 of title 10, United States Code.
(B) The term ''SBP retired pay refund'' means a
refund under subsection (e) of section 1450 of title
10, United States Code, as in effect before the
effective date of the amendments made by subsection
(a).
(c) Repeal of Optional Annuity Authority.--Subsection (d) of
section 1448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''Except as provided in
paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary'' and inserting ''The
Secretary''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following
new paragraph:
''(2) Payment of annuity to dependent children when no
eligible surviving spouse.--In the case of a member described
in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall pay an annuity
under this subchapter to the member's dependent children under
section 1450(a)(2) of this title when there is no eligible
surviving spouse.''.
(d) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Surviving
Spouses.--
(1) Restoration.--The Secretary of Defense shall restore
eligibility for an annuity under subchapter II of chapter 73 of
title 10, United States Code, to any eligible surviving spouse
who, before the effective date of the amendments made by
subsection (c), agreed to transfer payment of such annuity to a
surviving child or children of a member of the Armed Forces
under section 1448(d)(2)(B) of such title, as in effect before
such effective date. Such eligibility shall be restored whether
or not payment to such child or children subsequently was
terminated due to loss of dependent status or death.
(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ''eligible
surviving spouse'' includes a person who was previously
eligible for payment of such annuity as the spouse of a member
of the Armed Forces and is unremarried after the death of the
member, is remarried after having attained age 55, or whose
second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by death,
divorce, or annulment.
(e) Effective Date and Application of Amendments.--
(1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the later of--
(A) October 1, 2007; and
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (c) shall apply with respect to payment of annuities under
subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code,
for months beginning on or after the effective date of such
amendments under paragraph (1).
[A]:
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals, as of the later of October 1, 2007, or the date of enactment of this Act, certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Provides for the recoupment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive the recoupment requirement in certain cases. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.