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B-236224 1 (1991-12-23)

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jig      Comptroller General
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    sil/ Washington, D.C. 20548
4,       Decision


Matter of:

File:

Date:


LaVonne M. Sanchez and Jeffrey L. Cole

B-236224

December 23, 1991


DIGEST


1. The Survivor Benefit
§ 1448(d)(2) may be paid
deceased retirement-eligi
services living with the
deceased member's former
for periods commencing on


Plan annuity created by 10 U.S.C.
to the dependent child of a
ble member of the uniformed
surviving parent who is the
spouse.  The annuity may be paid
or after March 1, 1986,


2.  Law providing Survivor Benefit Plan annuity to dependent
child of retirement-eligible deceased service member, where
child lives with surviving parent who is not deceased's
surviving spouse, states that it applies to claims arising
on or after March 1, 1986.   The referenced date only limits
the time period for which a qualified dependent may make a
claim, not the underlying entitlement, so that it is not
relevant to the dependent's entitlement that the member diedl
before March 1, 1986,


3. Under law providing Survivo
dependent child of retirement-e
prescribed circumstances, claim
October 1, 1980, only if death
September 21, 1972, and October
not relevant where member died


r Benefit Plan annuity to
ligible deceased member unde!
must be filed before
occurred between
1, 1985. Filing deadline it:
after such period.


DECISION


The Air Force re
of paying Surviv
children of two
died while on ac
member was the p
member's former
annuities should


quests an
or Benefit
retirement
tive duty.
arent of a
spouse. F
be paid t


advance decision on the propriety
Plan (SBP) annuities to the
-eligible Air Force members who
   In each case, the deceased
 m:.nor child who lived with the
or the reasons discussed below,
o each of the children.


'The Department of Defense
Committee has assigned the


Military Pay and Allowance
number DO-AF-1492 to the request..

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