20 CFR 234.41

§ 234.41 Persons to whom an RLS is payable.

United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective

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Citation: 20 CFR 234.41, § 234.41 Persons to whom an RLS is payable, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77565
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After the death of an employee, the RLS is payable, in the following order, to: beneficiaries designated by the employee; surviving relatives of the employee in order provided by law (see § 234.44); or the employee's estate.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.