50 USC § 2036 - Survivor annuities for previous spouses

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title: "50 USC § 2036 - Survivor annuities for previous spouses"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "2036"
section_name: "Survivor annuities for previous spouses"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Computation of Annuities"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 226, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3220.)"
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# § 2036. Survivor annuities for previous spouses

September 29, 1988section 8331(23) of title 5

The Director shall prescribe regulations under which a previous spouse who is divorced after , from a participant, former participant, or retired participant shall be eligible for a survivor annuity to the same extent and, to the greatest extent practicable, under the same conditions (including reductions to be made in the annuity of the participant) applicable to former spouses (as defined in ) of participants in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System (CSRS) as prescribed by the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 226, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3220.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984, referred to in text, is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Amendment note set out under , Government Organization and Employees, and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior , as added , , ; amended , (c), , , 432; , (b), , , related to survivor annuities for previous spouses and second chance to elect survivor annuity for certain spouses and was set out as a note under  prior to the general amendment of  by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after , see , set out as a note under .