death in service

death in service Sec. 508. (a) Section 832 of such Act is amended by amending subsections (a), (b), (c).and (d) to read as follows: “(a) If a participant dies and no claim for annuity is payable under the provisions of this Act, the lump-sum credit shall be paid in accordance with section 841. “(b) If a participant who has at least eighteen months of civilian service credit, toward retirement under the system dies before separation or retirement from the Service and is survived by a spouse, such surviving spouse shall be entitled to an annuity equal to 55 per centum of the annuity computed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section and of section 821(a) and if the participant had less than three years creditable civilian service at the time of death, the survivor annuity shall be computed on the basis of the average salary for the entire period of such service. “(c) If a participant who has at least eighteen months of civilian service credit toward retirement under the system dies before separation or retirement from the Service and is survived by a wife or a husband and a child or children, each surviving child shall lie entitled to an annuity computed in accordance with subsections (c)(1) and (d) of section 821. “(d) If a participant who has at least eighteen months of civilian service credit toward retirement under the system dies before separation or retirement from the Service and is not survived by a wife or husband, but by a child or children, each surviving child shall be entitled to an annuity computed in accordance with subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 821.”. 90 STAT. 840 (b) Section 832 of this Act is further amended by adding the following new subsections at the end: “(f) If an annuitant who elected a reduced annuity dies in service after being recalled under section 520(b) and is survived by a spouse entitled to a survivor annuity based on such an election, such survivor annuity shall be computed as if the recall service had otherwise terminated on the day of death and the deceased’s annuity had been resumed in accordance with section 871. If such a death occurs after the annuitant had completed sufficient recall service to attain eligibility for a supplemental annuity, a surviving spouse, in addition to any other benefits, shall be entitled to elect, in lieu of a refund of retirement contributions made during the recall service, a supplemental survivor annuity computed and paid under section 821(i) as if the recall service had otherwise terminated. If the annuitant had completed sufficient recall service to attain eligibility to have his or her annuity determined anew, a surviving spouse may elect, in lieu of any other benefit under this title, to have the annuitant’s rights redetermined and to receive a survivor annuity computed under subsection (b) of this section on the basis of the annuitant’s total service. “(g) Annuities that become payable under this section shall commence, terminate, and be resumed in accordance with subsection (b)(2), (e),or (h) of section 821,as appropriate.”.