covered spouse
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
5 U.S.C. § 3330d — in this section
The term "covered spouse" means an individual who is married to an individual who—
(A) (i) is an employee of the Department of State or an element of the intelligence community; or
(ii) is a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to an element of the intelligence community; and
(B) is transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the applicable agency to another within the agency (that is outside of normal commuting distance) for permanent duty.
42 U.S.C. § 7385S — in this section
The term “covered spouse” means a spouse of the employee who was married to the employee for at least one year immediately before the employee's death.