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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2547

"(B) If the participant dies before the full recovery of the amount of annuity payments described in subparagraph (A) has been made by the United States, the remaining amount of such annuity payments may be collected from his beneficiary under the Plan if that beneficiary was the recipient of the annuity payments made by reason of this subsection.". CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE CERTAIN COURT ORDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAYMENT OF RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY TO FORMER SPOUSES

SEC. 643. (a) Subsection (a)(2)(C) of section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "in the case of a division of property," before "specifically provides for". (b) Subsection (b)(1)(C) of such section is amended by inserting ", if possible," after "include". (c)(1) The first sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of such Child support. section is amended to read as follows: "After effective service on the Alimony. Secretary concerned of a court order providing for the payment of child support or alimony or, with respect to a division of property, specifically providing for the payment of an amount of the disposable retired or retainer pay from a member to the spouse or a former spouse of the member, the Secretary shall make payments (subject to the limitations of this section) from the disposable retired or retainer pay of the member to the spouse or former spouse in an amount sufficient to satisfy the amount of child support and alimony set forth in the court order and, with respect to a division of property, in the amount of disposable retired or retainer pay specifically provided for in the court order.". (2) The first sentence of paragraph (5) of such subsection is amended by striking out "disposable retired or retainer pay" the first place it appears and all that follows through "any part" and inserting in lieu thereof "child support or alimony or the payment of an amount of disposable retired or retainer pay as the result of the court's treatment of such pay under subsection (c) as property of the member and his spouse, the Secretary concerned shall pay (subject to the limitations of this section) from the disposable retired or retainer pay of the member to the spouse or former spouse of the member, any part". (d)(1) Paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking out "from the disposable retired or retainer pay of a member, such pay" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the disposable retired or retainer pay of the member". (2) Paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection is amended— (A) by striking out "from the disposable retired or retainer pay"; (B) by striking out "the least amount of disposable retired or retainer pay" in clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "from the member's disposable retired or retainer pay the least amount"; and (C) by striking out "of retired or retainer pay" in clause (ii)(I). (3) The first sentence of paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection is amended— (A) by striking out "the retired or retainer pay of; and (B) by striking out "such court orders and legal process shall be satisfied" and inserting in lieu thereof "satisfaction of such