TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO PREVIOUS SPOUSES OF CIARDS PARTICIPANTS.

SEC. 306. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO PREVIOUS SPOUSES OF CIARDS PARTICIPANTS. (a) Survivor Annuities for Previous Spouses.— Subsection (a) of section 226 is amended— (1) by striking out “whose retirement or disability or FECA (chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code) annuity commences after the effective date of this section”; (2) by striking out “applicable to spouses” and inserting in lieu thereof “applicable to former spouses (as defined in section 8331(23) of title 5, United States Code)”; and (3) by striking out “married for at least nine months with service creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States Code” and inserting in lieu thereof “as prescribed by the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984”. (b) Date Reference Changes.— Such section is further amended— (1) by striking out “divorced after the effective date of this section” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “divorced after September 29, 1988,”; (2) by striking out “within two years after the effective date of this section” in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “not later than September 29, 1990”; and (3) by striking out subsection (d). (c) Effective Dates.— (1) The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to have become effective as of September 30, 1990, and shall apply in the case of annuitants whose divorce occurs on or after that date. (2) The amendments made by subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be deemed to have become effective as of September 29, 1988.