[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1912 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1912

          For the relief of Ethel M. Roberts of Newark, Ohio.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              March 9 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

   Mr. Glenn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
          For the relief of Ethel M. Roberts of Newark, Ohio.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 8341(h)(3)(B) or any other 
provision of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, in the 
administration of such chapter the marriage of Hoyt J. Roberts and 
Ethel M. Roberts (formerly Ethel Maxine Smith) of Newark, Ohio on July 
15, 1989, shall be deemed to be null abnitio, and Ethel M. Roberts 
shall be entitled to a former spouse annuity based upon her marriage to 
Hoyt J. Roberts on May 14, 1950 and the election of such former spouse 
annuity by Hoyt J. Roberts on January 1, 1988.
    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) may not be construed to effect 
the application of any other Federal, State, or local law with regard 
to the marriage of Hoyt J. Roberts and Ethel M. Roberts on July 15, 
1989.
    (c) The provisions of this subsection shall be effective on and 
after July 15, 1989.
    Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act may be construed as an inference of 
liability on the part of the United States.

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