N.J. Stat. Ann. § 43:3B-8.3

2. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not apply to section 14 of P.L.1965, c.89 (C.53:5A-14), as amended by section 1 of this amendatory and supplementary act, and the annual cost of living adjustment received by surviving spouses under P.L.1958, c.143 (C.43:3B-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.1969, c.169, shall be calculated as of the date of death of the member of the retirement system.