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HR 75 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Annuities Armed forces reserves Military dependents Survivors' benefits

To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military…

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To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 1992
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Jan 17, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to each individual who is the surviving spouse of a reserve member of the uniformed services who: (1) died after September 20, 1972, and before October 2, 1978; and (2) at the time of death would have been entitled to military retired pay but for the fact that he or she was under age 60. Provides conditions for the receipt of such annuity. Sets forth procedures for computing such annuity.

Provides that if an individual entitled to an annuity under this Act is also entitled to an SBP annuity based upon a subsequent marriage, the individual may not receive both annuities, but must choose one.

What's happening now May 14, 1992

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 9, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 75: To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-75/
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"H.R. 75: To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-75/.
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H.R. 75, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-75/.
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[H.R. 75: To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-75/)
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