Pub. L. 94-522, tit. II, sec. 215

Sec. 215. (a) This Act shall become effective October 1, 1976. (b) The amendments made by sections 201 (a), (b), (c), and (d), 202, and 208 shall not apply in the case of participants who died before January 8, 1971. The amendments made by section 201(e) shall not apply in the case of participants who died before April 9, 1974. The rights of such persons and their survivors shall continue in the same manner and to the same extent as if such amendments had not been enacted. 90 STAT. 2473 (c) The amendment made by section 203 shall apply to a participant who married prior to enactment but only if the election is made within one year after enactment. (d) The amendment made by section 210 is effective only with respect to annuity accruing for full months beginning after January 8, 1971; but any part of a period of separation referred to in such amendment in which t he participant or former participant was receiving benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or any earlier statute on which such chapter is based shall be counted whether the person returns to duty before, on, or after January 8, 1971, With respect to any person retired before such date of enactment, any such part of a period of separation shall be counted only upon application of the retired person. (e) The amendment in section 211 to credit certain service, in the Public Health Service is effective as of April 8, 1960, and the amendment to credit certain service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is effective as of September 14, 1961. (f) The amendment in section 212 is effective as of June 30, 1974. (g) The amendment to recompute a reduced annuity during periods when not married in section 202 shall apply to annuities which commence before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but no increase in annuity shall be paid for any period prior to November 1, 1974. (h) Annuity increases under sections 204 and 214 shall apply to annuities which commence before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but no increase in annuity shall be paid for any period prior to August 1, 1974, or the date on which the annuity commences, whichever is later.