§ 4071i. Transition provisions
The Secretary of State shall issue regulations
providing for the transition from the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System to
the Foreign Service Pension System in a man-
ner comparable to the transition of employees
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5
(the Civil Service Retirement System) to the
Federal Employees’ Retirement System. For
this and related purposes, references made to
participation in subchapter III of chapter 83 of
title 5 (the Civil Service Retirement System),
the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.],
and title 26 shall be deemed to refer to participa-
tion in the Foreign Service Pension System or
the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System, as appropriate.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 860, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 619;
amended Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100
Stat. 2095.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified
generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and
Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue
Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’,
which for purposes of codification was translated as
‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.
§ 4071j. Former spouses
(a) Entitlement to share in benefits; conditions;
remarriage; payments as income to former
spouse; disability annuitants; election re-
garding
method
of
payment;
maximum
amount payable
(1)(A) Unless otherwise expressly provided by
any spousal agreement or court order govern
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4071j
(2) Any contributions under this section in ex-
cess of the amounts which (but for paragraph
(1)) would otherwise have been payable shall be
applied toward reducing the unfunded liability
of the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability System.
(3) After the unfunded liability of the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System has
been eliminated, as determined by the Secretary
of State, Government contributions under this
section shall be determined and made dis-
regarding this subsection.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 857, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 618;
amended Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title IV, § 402(c),
Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1185.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 402(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013,
referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is section 402(b) of div. A of
Pub. L. 113–67, which amended section 4071e of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
2013—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–67 added subsec. (c).
§ 4071g. Cost-of-living adjustments
Cost-of-living
adjustments
for
annuitants
under this System shall be granted under proce-
dures in section 8462 of title 5 in the same man-
ner as such adjustments are made for annuitants
referred to in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) of such sec-
tion.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 858, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 619.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DELAY IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS DURING
FISCAL YEARS 1994, 1995, AND 1996
Any cost-of-living increase scheduled to take effect
during fiscal year 1994, 1995, or 1996 under this section
delayed until first day of third calendar month after
date such increase would otherwise take effect, see sec-
tion 11001 of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under sec-
tion 8340 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees.
§ 4071h. General and administrative provisions
(a)
Administration
by
Secretary
of
State;
issuance of regulations
The Secretary of State shall administer the
Foreign Service Pension System except for mat-
ters relating to the Thrift Savings Plan provided
in subchapters III and VII of chapter 84 of title
5. The Secretary of State shall, with respect to
the Foreign Service Pension System, perform
the functions and exercise the authority vested
in the Office of Personnel Management or the
Director of such Office by such chapter 84 and
may issue regulations for such purposes.
(b) Appeal of determinations
Determinations of the Secretary of State
under the Foreign Service Pension System
which, if made by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement under chapter 84 of title 5 or the Direc-
tor of such Office, would be appealable to the
Merit Systems Protection Board shall, instead,
be appealable to the Foreign Service Grievance
Board, except that determinations of disability
for participants shall be based upon the stand-
ards in section 4048 of this title (other than the
exclusion for vicious habits, intemperance, or
willful misconduct) and subject to review in the
same manner as under that section.
(c) Periodic valuations by Secretary of the Treas-
ury
At least every 5 years, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prepare periodic valuations of
the Foreign Service Pension System and shall
advise the Secretary of State of (1) the normal
cost of the System, (2) the supplemental liabil-
ity of the System, and (3) the amounts necessary
to finance the costs of the System.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 859, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 619.)
§ 4071i. Transition provisions
The Secretary of State shall issue regulations
providing for the transition from the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System to
the Foreign Service Pension System in a man-
ner comparable to the transition of employees
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5
(the Civil Service Retirement System) to the
Federal Employees’ Retirement System. For
this and related purposes, references made to
participation in subchapter III of chapter 83 of
title 5 (the Civil Service Retirement System),
the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.],
and title 26 shall be deemed to refer to participa-
tion in the Foreign Service Pension System or
the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System, as appropriate.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 860, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 619;
amended Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100
Stat. 2095.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified
generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and
Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue
Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’,
which for purposes of codification was translated as
‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.
§ 4071j. Former spouses
(a) Entitlement to share in benefits; conditions;
remarriage; payments as income to former
spouse; disability annuitants; election re-
garding
method
of
payment;
maximum
amount payable
(1)(A) Unless otherwise expressly provided by
any spousal agreement or court order governing
disposition of benefits under this part, a former
spouse of a participant or former participant is
entitled, during the period described in subpara-
graph (B), to a share (determined under para-
graph (2)) of all benefits otherwise payable to
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The Secretary of State shall issue regulations providing for the transition from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System to the Foreign Service Pension System in a manner comparable to the transition of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 (the Civil Service Retirement System) to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System. For this and related purposes, references made to participation in subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 (the Civil Service Retirement System), the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and title 26 shall be deemed to refer to participation in the Foreign Service Pension System or the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, as appropriate.
For the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish financial assistance to aged needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”), State plans for old-age assistance.
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§ 301. Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of enabling each State, as far
as practicable under the conditions in such
State, to furnish financial assistance to aged
needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to
be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum suffi-
cient to carry out the purposes of this sub-
chapter. The sums made available under this
section shall be used for making payments to
States which have submitted, and had approved
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’),
State plans for old-age assistance.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title I, § 1, 49 Stat. 620;
Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 6, § 361(a), 64
Stat. 558; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title III, § 311(a), 70
Stat. 848; Pub. L. 86–778, title VI, § 601(b), Sept.
13, 1960, 74 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 87–543, title I,
§ 104(c)(1), July 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 185; Pub. L.
96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695;
Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981,
95 Stat. 816.)
REPEAL OF SECTION
Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 303(a), (b), Oct. 30,
1972, 86 Stat. 1484, provided that this section is
repealed effective Jan. 1, 1974, except with re-
spect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Is-
lands.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted ‘‘purpose of enabling’’
for ‘‘purpose (a) of enabling’’, struck out provisions des-
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 302
ignated as cls. (b) and (c) which authorized appropria-
tions for the purpose of enabling each State to furnish
medical assistance to aged individuals who are not re-
cipients of old-age assistance but whose income and re-
sources are insufficient to meet the cost of necessary
medical care and of encouraging each State
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