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• Open Letter to the 110th Congres - Second Session

OPEN LETTER TO THE 110TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION

Honorable US Senate and House Representatives:

We are concerned these FY09 NDAA, TITLE VI, Subtitle C Sections will be applied retroactively to service personnel who divorced on or after 25 June 1981. Please assure us this isn't the case, and consider adopting the following amendments to:

• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 621: mandate training, provided by unit commanders, advising all personnel in their charge of this enforcement policy change
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 622: require the divorcing spouse to establish a court ordered SBP account at the time of divorce. This will render the need to remember to apply for this, in the future, moot.
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 623: allow former spouses to apply for the amount of SBP insurance they can afford to pay for. Service personnel should only be responsible to provide for their surviving spouse.
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 624: (see 622 and 623)
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 625: (see 622 and 623)
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 626: mandate training, provided by unit commanders, advising all service personnel in their charge, this protection has been removed
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 627: mandate training, provided by unit commanders, advising all personnel in their charge of this policy change
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 628: (see 626)
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 629: (see 626)
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 630: mandate training, provided by unit commanders, advising all personnel in their charge and their spouses, regarding this enforcement policy change.
• S2787/HR5658, Sec. 631: (see 630)
• S2787, Sec. 632: (see 630)
• HR5658, Sec. 632: (see 627)
• S2787, Sec. 633: (see 627)
• S2787, Sec. 634: (see 627)

Thank you for your long and faithful service, Concerned Uniformed Service Constituents