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Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)/Reserve Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election

Title 10, USC, 1450(f)(3) provides that an eligible former spouse may request that an election under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) or Reserve Component SBP be deemed on behalf of the member within one year of becoming eligible for such benefits. The statute requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe the manner in which the eligible former spouse shall submit the deemed election request. The DD Form 2656-10 will become the prescribed manner to submit such request. The data are necessary to identify the spouse and member in order to establish the deemed election.