LETTER TO CHARLES BATTAGLIA (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP90M00005R000900100009-8
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December 23, 2016
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November 1, 2012
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9
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August 9, 1988
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LETTER
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CON FIn NsP11 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01: CIA-RDP90M00005R000900100009-8 Ca*A MMcpFrnoc A ng? Mr. Charles Battaglia Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 9""` S22 ~~t r OCA 8S-2657 9 August 1988 Dear Mr. Battaglia: This is in response to your request on behalf of Our staff has carefully reviewed e igi i i for former spouse benefits under the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1987 (P.L. 99-569) and 1988 (P.L. 100-178), and regretfully she does not meet the statutory requirements. was married to an According to our records, ::~ Agency employee for at least ten years o his federal creditable service, at least five years of which were spent outside the United States. This qualifying time would have made her eligible for a lifetime annuity and survivor benefits. However, remarried twice before reaching age 55. Under Public Laws 99-569 and 100-178, if a former spouse remarries before age 55, they are not eligible to receive lifetime or survivor annuities. We regret that we are unable to approve benefits for and recognize the difficulty of her situation; however, we are obliged to comply with the statutory limitations of existing legislation. type of situation will be included in the study that we are doing for your committee on remarriage limitations in the law which impact on former spouse benefits. Sincerely, Distribution: Orig - Addressee 1 - OCA Record 1 Chrono OCA/Senat (9 Aug 88) 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 CONF)' ENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01: CIA-RDP90M00005R000900100009-8