5 CFR 843.207
§ 843.207 Agent of next of kin.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 843.207, § 843.207 Agent of next of kin, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8395
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When a deceased employee or retiree has not named a beneficiary and one of the next of kin entitled makes a claim for the accrued benefit, other next of kin entitled to share in the unexpended balance or accrued benefit may designate the one who made the claim to act as their agent to receive their distributive shares.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.