22 CFR 20.3

§ 20.3 Qualifications.

United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective

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Citation: 22 CFR 20.3, § 20.3 Qualifications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/92557
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To be eligible for retirement or survivor benefits under this part, a former spouse must— (a) Have been a former spouse on February 14, 1981; (b) After becoming a former spouse, not have remarried before attaining age 55; (c) In the case of any retirement benefit under § 20.5; elect this benefit instead of any survivor annuity for which the former spouse may simultaneously be eligible under this or another retirement system for Government employees; and (d) Submit an application to the Department of State by June 22, 1990, in accordance with § 20.9 unless that date is extended as authorized by that section. The deadline for submission of an application for survivor benefits under § 20.5 will be deemed to have been met if the former spouse submits an application for retirement benefits within the deadline.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.