FORMER SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 146. FORMER SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEES. (a) Retirement Benefits for Certain Former Spouses.— Section 830 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4069a) (relating to retirement benefits for certain former spouses) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Any individual who on February 14, 1981, was an otherwise qualified former spouse pursuant to this section, but who was married to a former Foreign Service employee of the United States Information Agency or of the Agency for International Development, shall be entitled to benefits under this section if— “(1) the former employee retired from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System on a date before his employing agency could legally participate in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and “(2) the marriage included at least five years during which the employee was assigned overseas.”. (b) Survivor Benefits for Certain Former Spouses.— Section 831 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4069b) (relating to survivor benefits for certain former spouses) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) Any individual who on February 14, 1981, was an otherwise qualified former spouse pursuant to this section, but who was married to a former Foreign Service employee of the United States Information Agency or of the Agency of International Development, shall be entitled to benefits under this section if— “(1) the former employee retired from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System on a date before his employing agency could legally participate in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and “(2) the marriage included at least five years during which the employee was assigned overseas.”. (c) Health Benefits for Certain Former Spouses.— Section 832 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4069c) (relating to health benefits for certain former spouses) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Any individual who on February 14, 1981, was an otherwise qualified former spouse pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, but who was married to a former Foreign Service employee of the United States Information Agency or of the Agency for International Development, shall be entitled to benefits under this section if— 104 STAT. 38 “(1) the former employee retired from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System on a date before his employing agency could legally participate in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and “(2) the marriage included at least five years during which the employee was assigned overseas.”.