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Summary of Women's Pension Protection Act of 2002; Text of Kennedy/Snowe 'Dear Colleague' Letter (PDF)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [D-MA] and Sen. Olympia J. Snowe [R-ME], U.S. Senate 
July 12, 2002
Excerpt: Gives spouses the option of a 75% survivor benefit in addition to the current 50% survivor payment.... Gives spouses the right to consent to lump sum payments of [401(k)] plan benefits.... Gives divorced spouses the ability to receive a share of their former spouses' pension benefits after a divorce ... even if the orders are issued long after the divorce. Gives widows and widowers of former federal employees the right to receive survivor benefits.
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