5 CFR 870.301
§ 870.301 Eligibility for life insurance.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 870.301, § 870.301 Eligibility for life insurance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8714
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(a) Each nonexcluded employee is automatically insured for Basic insurance unless he/she waives it.
(b)(1) Optional insurance must be specifically elected; it is not automatic.
(2) An employee may elect one or more types of Optional insurance if:
(i) He/she has Basic insurance; and
(ii) He/she does not have a waiver of that type (or types) or Optional insurance still in effect.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the hiring of a Federal employee, whether in pay status or nonpay status, for a temporary, intermittent position with the decennial census has no effect on the amount of his/her Basic or Option B insurance, the withholdings or Government contribution for his/her insurance, or the determination of when 12 months in nonpay status ends.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.