5 CFR 831.2005
§ 831.2005 Designation of beneficiary for lump-sum payment.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 831.2005, § 831.2005 Designation of beneficiary for lump-sum payment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7882
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(a) The Designation of Beneficiary must be in writing, signed, and witnessed,and received in OPM before the death of the designator.
(b) No change or cancellation of beneficiary in a last will or testament, or in any other document not witnessed and filed as required by this section, has any force or effect.
(c) A witness to a Designation of Beneficiary is ineligible to receive payment as a beneficiary.
(d) Any person, firm, corporation, or legal entity may be named as beneficiary.
(e) A change of beneficiary may be made at any time and without the knowledge or consent of the previous beneficiary, and this right cannot be waived or restricted.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.