Exhibit (h)(36)(ii)    

Amendment to Fund Participation Agreement

This Amendment (the “Amendment”), by and among Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust”), on its behalf and on behalf of its investment series set forth in Exhibit A (each, a “Fund”), Lincoln Financial Investments, a Tennessee corporation (“Adviser”), Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (“Distributor”) and Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (formerly Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company) and Empower Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York (formerly Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York formerly) (“Company”), is effective as of April 29, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into the Fund Participation Agreement (“Agreement”), executed and effective as of June 5, 2007, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to permit the separate accounts to invest in additional funds.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.

Exhibit A shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A attached hereto.

2.

Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, all terms used herein shall have the meanings they were ascribed in the Agreement.

3.

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in effect and are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

4.

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the Effective Date.

Lincoln Variable Insurance

Lincoln Financial Investments

Products Trust

Corporation

By: /s/ Benjamin Richer__________	By: /s/ Benjamin Richer
Name: Benjamin Richer  ______	Name: Benjamin Richer __________
Title: SVP, Head of Funds Management		Title: SVP, Head of Funds Management
Date: 4/1/2024 _______________	Date: 4/1/2024

Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.

Protective Life Insurance Company, as administrator and on behalf of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

By: /s/ Thomas O’Neill By: /s/ Steve Cramer __________

Title: SVP______                                                             Title: Chief Product Officer _____              

Retirement Division________

Date: 4/2/2024__________________ Date: Mar 28, 2024

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance

Company, as administrator and on behalf of

Empower Life & Annuity Insurance

Company of New York

By: /s/ Steve Cramer

Title: Chief Product Officer –___

Retirement Division_____

Date: Mar 28, 2024_________________

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Exhibit A

Funds

Dated as of April 29, 2024

The currently available Funds of the Trust are:

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Fund

LVIP Macquarie Diversified Income Fund

LVIP Macquarie High Yield Fund

LVIP Macquarie Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

LVIP Macquarie U.S. REIT Fund

LVIP Macquarie SMID Cap Core Fund

LVIP Macquarie U.S. Growth Fund

LVIP Macquarie Value Fund

LVIP JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

LVIP JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

LVIP JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

LVIP American Century Balanced Fund

LVIP American Century Capital Appreciation Fund

LVIP American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund

LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund

LVIP American Century International Fund

LVIP American Century Large Company Value Fund

LVIP American Century Mid Cap Value Fund

LVIP American Century Ultra Fund

LVIP American Century Value Fund

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