Pub. L. 95-397, tit. I, sec. 101

Sec. 101. (a) Section 1434 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “or remarries” in subsection (a)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof “or, if the spouse remarries before age 60, when the spouse remarries”; (2) by striking out “or remarriage of that spouse” in subsection (a)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof “of that spouse or the remarriage of that spouse before age 60”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(e) Whenever there is an increase in retired and retainer pay under section 1401a of this title, each annuity that is payable under this subchapter on the day before the effective date of that increase to a spouse or child of a member who died on or before March 20, 1974, shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage of that increase, effective on the effective date of that increase.”. (b) No benefits shall accrue to any person by virtue of the amendments made by subsection (a) for any period prior to the first day of the first calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted or October 1, 1978, whichever is later.