[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR20.3]

[Page 121]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 20--BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 20.3  Qualifications.

    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 Sec. 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 Sec. 20.9 unless that date is extended as 
authorized by that section. The deadline for submission of an 
application for survivor benefits under Sec. 20.5 will be deemed to have 
been met if the former spouse submits an application for retirement 
benefits within the deadline.