§1457. Supplemental spouse coverage: payment of annuity; amount

(a) Commencement of Annuity.-A supplemental spouse annuity commences on the later of-

(1) the day on which an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan becomes payable to the beneficiary; or

(2) the first day of the first month after the month in which the beneficiary becomes 62 years of age.

(b) Amount of Annuity for Beneficiary of Person Providing Standard Annuity Under SBP.-In the case of a person providing a standard annuity for a spouse or former spouse beneficiary under the Survivor Benefit Plan and providing a supplemental spouse annuity for that beneficiary under this subchapter, the monthly annuity payable to the beneficiary under this subchapter shall be the amount equal to 5, 10, 15, or 20 percent of the base amount under the Survivor Benefit Plan of the person providing the annuity, as specified by that person when electing to provide the annuity. The annuity shall be computed as of the date of the death of the person providing the annuity, notwithstanding that the annuity is not payable at that time by reason of subsection (a).

(c) Amount of Annuity for Beneficiary of Person Providing Reserve-Component Annuity Under SBP.-In the case of a person providing a reserve-component annuity for a spouse or former spouse beneficiary under the Survivor Benefit Plan and providing a supplemental spouse annuity for that beneficiary under this subchapter, the monthly annuity payable to that beneficiary under this subchapter shall be determined as follows:

(1) Beneficiary initially 62 years of age or older.-If the beneficiary is 62 years of age or older when the beneficiary becomes entitled to the reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan, the monthly amount of the supplemental spouse annuity is the difference between-

(A) the amount of the reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan to which the beneficiary would be entitled if that beneficiary were under 62 years of age (as computed under section 1451(a)(2)(A) of this title); and

(B) the amount of the reserve-component annuity to which the beneficiary is entitled (as computed under section 1451(a)(2)(B) of this title).

(2) Beneficiary initially under 62 years of age.-If the beneficiary is under 62 years of age when the beneficiary becomes entitled to the reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan, the monthly amount of the supplemental spouse annuity of that beneficiary (commencing on the date specified in subsection (a)(2)) is the amount by which the beneficiary's annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan is reduced (on the same day) under section 1451(d) of this title.

(3) Exclusion of dic offset.-Computations under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made without regard to any reduction required under section 1450(c) of this title (or any other provision of law) with respect to the receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation under section 1311 of title 38.

(d) Adjustments in Annuities.-

(1) Periodic adjustments (colas).-Whenever annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan are increased under section 1451(g)(1) of this title (or any other provision of law) or recomputed under section 1451(i) of this title, each annuity under this subchapter shall be increased or recomputed at the same time. The increase shall, in the case of any such annuity, be by the same percent as the percent by which the annuity of that beneficiary is increased or recomputed under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

(2) Rounding down.-The monthly amount of an annuity payable under this subchapter, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.

(e) Termination of Annuity.-A supplemental spouse annuity terminates effective as of the first day of the month in which the beneficiary dies or otherwise becomes ineligible to continue to receive an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XIV, §1404(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1580 ; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §653(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1388 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, §1070(e)(5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2859 .)

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "section 1311 of title 38" for "section 411 of title 38".

1991-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "5, 10, 15, or 20 percent of the base amount under the Survivor Benefit Plan of the person providing the annuity, as specified by that person when electing to provide the annuity" for "20 percent of the base amount under the Survivor Benefit Plan of the person providing the annuity".

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Section 653(b)(3) of Pub. L. 102–190 provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending this section and section 1460 of this title] shall take effect on April 1, 1992."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1460 of this title.