First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee in a signed and witnessed writing received before death in the employing office or, if insured because of receipt of annuity or of benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title as provided by section 8706(b) of this title, in the Office of Personnel Management. For this purpose, a designation, change, or cancellation of beneficiary in a will or other document not so executed and filed has no force or effect.
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 executor or administrator of the estate of the employee.
Sixth, if none of the above, to other next of kin of the employee entitled under the laws of the domicile of the employee at the date of his death.
5 U.S.C. § 8705
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1966 ACT | ||
Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large |
5 U.S.C. 2093 . | Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 752, §4, 68 Stat. 738.Aug. 28, 1962, Pub. L. 87-611, §1, 76 Stat . 406. |
1967 ACT | ||
Section of title 5 | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
8705(a) | 5 App.: 2093. | Mar. 23, 1966, Pub. L. 89-373, §1, 80 Stat . 78. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-205, §1(1), substituted "Except as provided in subsection (e), the" for "The".Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-205, §1(2), added subsec. (e).1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-583 struck out "or (c)" after "section 8706(b)". Pub. L. 95-454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-454 substituted "Office" for "Commission" wherever appearing.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTS Amendment by Pub. L. 95-583 effective Nov. 2, 1978, see section 3 of Pub. L. 95-583 set out as a note under section 8706 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 95-454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95-454 set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.