5 CFR 841.202

§ 841.202 Applications required.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 841.202, § 841.202 Applications required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8193
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(a) No benefit is payable under FERS, until after the claimant has applied for the benefit in the form prescribed by OPM. (b) An employee, Member, or survivor may exercise any option or make any election authorized by FERS only in the form prescribed by OPM.

Legislative history

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