[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR19.7-1] [Page 91] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 19_BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN Sec. 19.7-1 Purpose. A spousal agreement may be used by both parties to establish an agreed-upon level of benefits to a spouse or a former spouse and to relieve the participant of responsibility for providing a higher level of benefits.