,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,*affetz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to elim9ate !     
diff]5t treatm5t "u ! ,survivor ,b5efit 
,plan accord$ memb]s ( ! res]ve         
compon5ts :o die f an injury or illness 
incurr$ or aggravat$ 9 ! l9e ( duty dur+
 inactive-duty tra9+ comp>$ to memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces :o die 9 ! l9e ( duty :ile
 on active duty4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,res]ve   
,survivor ,b5efit ,equity ,act4  #b4    
,equal b5efits "u ,survivor ,b5efit     
,plan = survivors ( res]ve compon5t     
memb]s :o die 9 ! l9e ( duty dur+       
inactive-duty tra9+  7a7 ,treatm5t (    
inactive-,duty tra9+ 9 same mann] z     
active duty ,section #adea7;c77#a77;,a7 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7i7-- 7,a7 by    
ins]t+ or #addh7;f7 aft] section        

#addh7;d72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or 7iii7   
aft] clause 7ii72 &  7#b7 9 clause      
7iii7--  7,a7 by /rik+ section #addh7;f7
 ( ?is title & ins]t+ section           
#addh7;f77#a77;,a7 ( ?is title by reason
 ( ! dea? ( a memb] or =m] memb] n 9 l9e
 ( duty2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ active s]vice 
& ins]t+ s]vice4  7b7 ,consi/5t treatm5t
 ( dep5d5t *ildr5 ,p>agraph 7#b7 (      
section #addh7;f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7#b7 ,dep5d5t *ildr5 annuity  7,a7    
,annuity :5 no eligible surviv+ sp\se ,9
 ! case ( a p]son describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all pay an   
annuity "u ?is sub*apt] to ! dep5d5t    
*ildr5 ( t p]son "u section             
#adej7;a77#b7 ( ?is title z applicable4 
7,b7 ,optional annuity :5 !re is an     
eligible surviv+ sp\se ,! ,secret>y may 
pay an annuity "u ?is sub*apt] to !     
dep5d5t *ildr5 ( a p]son describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 "u section #adej7;a77#c7 (
 ?is title1 if applicable1 in/ead ( pay+
 an annuity to ! surviv+ sp\se "u       

p>agraph 7#a71 if ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 9
 consultation ) ! surviv+ sp\se1        
det]m9es x appropriate to provide an    
annuity = ! dep5d5t *ildr5 "u ?is       
p>agraph in/ead ( an annuity = ! surviv+
 sp\se "u p>agraph 7#a74  4  7c7 ,deem$ 
elections ,section #addh7;f7 ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is fur!r am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#e7 ,deem$ election to provide an    
annuity = dep5d5t ,p>agraph 7#f7 (      
subsection 7d7 %all apply 9 ! case ( a  
memb] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 :o dies  
aft] ,novemb] #bc1 #bjjc1 :5 no o!r     
annuity is payable on behalf ( ! memb]  
"u ?is sub*apt]4  4  7d7 ,availability (
 special survivor indemnity all[ance    
,section #adej7m77#a77;,b7 ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
or 7f7 aft] subsection 7d74  7e7        
,application ( am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,paym5t   
,no annuity b5efit "u sub*apt] ,,ii (   
*apt] #gc ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 %all accrue to any p]son by      
reason ( ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section 

= any p]iod be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,elections ,= any dea? t
 occurr$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act ) respect to :i* an annuity "u su* 
sub*apt] is be+ paid 7or c\ld be paid7  
to a surviv+ sp\se1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
may1 )9 six mon?s ( t date & 9          
consultation ) ! surviv+ sp\se1 det]m9e 
x appropriate to provide an annuity = ! 
dep5d5t *ildr5 ( ! dec$5t "u p>agraph   
#addh7;f77#b77;,b7 ( title #aj1 z add$  
by subsection 7b77#a71 in/ead ( an      
annuity = ! surviv+ sp\se4 ,any su*     
det]m9ation & result+ *ange 9 b5efici>y 
%all be effective z ( ! fir/ day ( !    
fir/ mon? foll[+ ! date ( ! det]m9ation4