spousal agreements; court decrees

spousal agreements; court decrees Sec. 609. The Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees is further amended— (1) by striking out “None” in section 263 and inserting in lieu thereof “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, none”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) Payments under this Act which would otherwise be made to a participant or the child, survivor, or former spouse of a participant based upon the service of the participant shall be paid (in whole or in part) by the Director directly to the participant, or child, survivor, or former spouse of the participant according to the terms of any legally enforceable spousal agreement or recognized court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation between the participant and that former spouse, or the terms of any recognized court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any such spousal agreement or court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation. Any payment under this subsection to a party to a spousal agreement, or court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation or property settlement agreement incident thereto shall bar recovery by any other person.” .