First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee in a writing received in the employing agency before his death.
Second, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the widow or widower of the employee.
Third, if none of the above, to the child or children of the employee and descendants of deceased children by representation.
Fourth, if none of the above, to the parents of the employee or the survivor of them.
Fifth, if none of the above, to the duly appointed legal representative of the estate of the employee.
Sixth, if none of the above, to the person or persons entitled under the laws of the domicile of the employee at the time of his death.
5 U.S.C. § 5582
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large |
(a) | 5 U.S.C. 61j . | Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 518, §5, 64 Stat. 396. |
(b) | 5 U.S.C. 61f . | Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 518, §1, 64 Stat. 395. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1996-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-316 substituted "An employee may change or revoke a designation at any time under regulations promulgated-" for "An employee may change or revoke a designation at any time under such regulations as the Comptroller General of the United States may prescribe." in introductory provisions and added pars. (1) to (3).