A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to the spouses and dependent children of members of the Reserve components of the uniformed services who die after completing service requirements for participation in that plan but before being afforded the opportunity to elect participation in the plan, to provide for the payment of annuities under the plan to dependent children of members of the uniformed services who die on active duty after becoming entitled to or qualified for retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.
Uniformed Services Survivors Benefits Amendments of 1983 - Extends the application of the Survivor Benefit Plan to a person who dies before or within 90 days after notification of eligibility for retired pay and is married or has a dependent child. Entitles certain surviving dependent children of such a person to an annuity equal to the difference between the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and 55 percent of the retired pay to which the children would have been entitled.
Increases the amount of retired pay which shall be reduced by a specified percentage for a person with a spouse or spouse and dependent child who has not elected to provide an annuity for such persons, or has changed such an election.
Directs the Secretary concerned to pay an annuity to survivors of a member or former member who died during a specified period and who would have been eligible for retired pay if he had been 60.
Requires a person entitled to two annuities because of subsequent marriage to elect which annuity to receive.
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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