; (B) the participant and the participant's spouse have not been married for at least 1 year as of the date of the distribution or designation or change of beneficiary; or (C) such consent cannot be obtained because— (i) the spouse cannot be located; or (ii) of such other circumstances as the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may by regulations prescribe. (3) Consent limited to spouse and event Any written consent by a spouse under paragraph (1), or the establishment by a participant that an exception under paragraph (2) applies with respect to a spouse, shall be effective only with respect to that spouse and to the distribution or designation or change of beneficiary to which it relates. (4) Consent period For purposes of this subsection, the term consent period means, with respect to any distribution— (A) the 90-day period immediately preceding the date of such distribution; or (B) such other period as the Secretary of the Treasury may provide. (f) Discharge of plan from liability Rules similar to the rules of section 205(c)(6) shall apply for purposes of this section. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections of part 2 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 205 the following new item: Sec. 205A. Additional spousal consent requirements. . (3) Right of action Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1132 ) is amended— (A) by striking or at the end of paragraph (10); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ; or