Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4290 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4290 To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that a court decree, court order, or other similar process expressly provides for an annuity supplement payment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2026 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that a court decree, court order, or other similar process expressly provides for an annuity supplement payment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act''. SEC. 2. COURT ORDERS. (a) Court Orders.--Section 8467 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) If a court decree, court order, or agreement described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) expressly divides an annuity under subchapter II, an annuity supplement payment made under section 8421 shall be included in the computation of that division, unless the court decree, court order, or agreement expressly excludes division of the annuity supplement.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 8421 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Applicability.-- (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to all annuity supplement payments under section 8421 of title 5, United States Code, that begin on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (