Pub. L. 100-238, tit. II, pt. B, sec. 214
SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN.
SEC. 214. SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN. (a) Survivor Benefits for Children.— Section 806 of chapter 8 (22 U.S.C. 4046) (as amended by section 213 of this Act) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting “or a former spouse who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the annuitant” after “survived by a spouse” each place it appears; and (2) in subsection (d), by amending the first sentence to read as follows: “On the death of the surviving spouse or former spouse or termination of the annuity of a child, the annuity of any other child or children shall be recomputed and paid as though the spouse, former spouse, or child had not survived the participant.”. (b) Death in Service.— Section 809 (22 U.S.C. 4049) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting “or a former spouse who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the annuitant,” after “spouse”; and (2) in subsection (d), by inserting “or a former spouse who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the annuitant,” after “spouse,”.