95-14574. Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Living Benefits  

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    Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 115 / Thursday, June 15, 1995 / Rules 
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    OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
    
    5 CFR Parts 870, 871, 872, 873, and 874
    
    RIN 3206-AG79
    
    
    Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Living Benefits
    
    AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
    
    ACTION: Interim regulations with request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim 
    regulations to implement the ``FEGLI Living Benefits Act'' of 1994. 
    This law requires OPM to issue regulations which state: that under the 
    Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program, basic life 
    insurance may be elected to be paid to an insured individual who is 
    certified as terminally ill with a life expectancy of 9 months or less; 
    that an employee may elect that the basic benefit be paid in total or, 
    in part in multiples of $1,000; that annuitants may elect only the 
    total amount of basic; that there will be no increase in the actuarial 
    value of the benefit; that OPM will have an Open Season of at least 8 
    weeks duration beginning prior to the effective date of the law, during 
    which employees who are not currently enrolled in basic may elect it; 
    and that define an application process.
    
    DATES: These interim regulations are effective June 15, 1995. Comments 
    must be received on or before August 14, 1995.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Lucretia F. Myers, Assistant 
    Director for Insurance Programs, Retirement and Insurance Service, 
    Office of Personnel Management, P.O. Box 57, Washington, DC 20044; or 
    deliver to OPM, Room 3451, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC; or FAX to 
    (202) 606-0633.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faith M. Hannon, (202) 606-0004.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 103-409, the ``FEGLI Living 
    Benefits Act'', requires OPM to regulate a FEGLI Open Season in 1995 of 
    at least 8 weeks duration prior to the effective date of the law, July 
    25, 1995. The law also requires OPM to regulate provisions for: the 
    election by a terminally ill individual covered by FEGLI basic 
    insurance of a lump sum payment of basic insurance as a Living Benefit; 
    the reduction of the Living Benefit so that it is actuarially 
    equivalent to the basic insurance benefit that would have been paid in 
    the absence of a Living Benefit election; and an application process. 
    These interim regulations allow OPM to implement the statutory 
    requirements of the law prior to its effective date.
    
    Open Season
    
        The interim regulations provide that OPM will hold a 9-week FEGLI 
    Open Season from May 22, 1995, through July 21, 1995. The Open Season 
    will be of 9 weeks duration to allow for the 2 legal holidays during 
    this period. During this Open Season, employees who have waived or 
    cancelled basic insurance and who are not excluded from eligibility by 
    law or regulation, may enroll in basic insurance only. Optional 
    insurance may not be elected or increased during this Open Season. This 
    Open Season is limited to election of basic insurance because its 
    purpose is to implement the Living Benefits Act which only applies to 
    basic insurance.
        Employees who have been on Leave Without Pay for 12 or more months, 
    compensationers who have been on Leave Without Pay for 12 or more 
    months, and annuitants, may not participate in this Open Season. The 
    law specifically limits participation in the Open Season to employees 
    as defined by section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Code.
        The effective date of basic insurance elected during this Open 
    Season will be the first day of the first pay period beginning on or 
    after the date the employing office received the enrollment form. 
    Unlike in previous Open Seasons, there will be no requirement for the 
    employee to be in a pay and duty status for the enrollment elected 
    during this Open Season to become effective. The legislative intent of 
    this law clearly was to make a Living Benefit available to the greatest 
    number of eligible employees possible. It would be contrary, therefore, 
    to the intent of the law to require that employees be in a pay and duty 
    status before the Open Season election becomes effective. However, we 
    must emphasize that it is OPM's firm intent to have a pay and duty 
    status requirement for coverage elections to be effective in any and 
    all future FEGLI Open Seasons.
        An election during this Open Season will not be considered a first 
    opportunity to enroll for purposes of meeting the requirements to carry 
    life insurance into retirement. In order to carry coverage elected 
    during this Open Season into retirement, the coverage must be in effect 
    for the 5 years of service immediately preceding the date of 
    retirement, or for the entire period(s) of service during which it was 
    available, if less than 5 years.
    
    Living Benefits
    
        Public Law 103-409 requires that terminally ill employees who have 
    FEGLI basic insurance be allowed to elect as a Living Benefit either a 
    lump-sum payment of the total amount of their basic insurance or a 
    partial payment of their basic insurance in a multiple of $1,000. 
    Eligible compensationers and annuitants may only elect to receive a 
    lump-sum payment of the total amount of their basic insurance. The law 
    also defines a terminally ill individual as one who has been certified 
    as having a life expectancy of 9 months or less. The Living Benefits 
    Act does not apply to and has no effect on Optional Insurance.
        This interim regulation specifies the parameters of the total/
    partial requirements of the law and also explains that a Living Benefit 
    election will either reduce the accidental death and dismemberment 
    coverage upon an effective election of a partial Living Benefit or 
    terminate the accidental death and dismemberment coverage upon an 
    effective election of a total Living Benefit. In addition, this 
    regulation describes how the Basic Insurance Amount (BIA) will be 
    reduced in proportion to the amount elected for a partial Living 
    Benefit. The remaining BIA, or post-election BIA, will not change after 
    the computation of the partial Living Benefit regardless if there is a 
    change in other circumstances, e.g., salary, or age. When the insured 
    [[Page 31372]] dies, the remaining BIA will be multiplied by the age 
    factor that was in effect at the time the completed Living Benefit 
    application was received by the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life 
    Insurance (OFEGLI) in order to compute the final payment of basic 
    insurance benefits.
        Once an insured has made an effective Living Benefit election, that 
    election is irrevocable. In addition, an insured may make only one 
    Living Benefit election. That is to say, the insured who has made a 
    partial Living Benefit election may not make a subsequent Living 
    Benefit election for any portion of the remaining basic insurance.
    
    Assignments
    
        This regulation stipulates that individuals who have assigned their 
    insurance under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 8706(e) may not elect a 
    Living Benefit and that those individuals who have elected a Living 
    Benefit may not assign their insurance.
    
    Actuarial Reduction
    
        OPM is required by law to assure that there is not an increase in 
    the actuarial value of the benefit paid. This is accomplished by 
    regulating that the amount of Living Benefit payment is actuarially 
    reduced to account for the amount of interest lost to the Employees' 
    Life Insurance Fund (Fund) and the time difference between when the 
    Living Benefit payment is made and when the death benefits would have 
    been paid in the absence of a Living Benefit election. The actuarial 
    reduction will be based on an assumption of the interest rate and the 
    time period that reflects the earlier payment date. Initially, the 
    actuarial reduction will be 4.9 percent of the benefit. This 4.9 
    percent actuarial reduction factor will change, if necessary, after 
    Living Benefits have been in effect long enough to analyze the 
    experience. Any change in the actuarial reduction factor will be 
    published in the Federal Register.
    
    Withholdings and Contributions
    
        This interim regulation specifies that the withholdings and 
    contributions for basic insurance will terminate at the end of the pay 
    period in which a total Living Benefit election is effective. The 
    withholdings and contributions for basic insurance after a partial 
    Living Benefit has been elected will be based on the remaining BIA 
    (post-election BIA) in effect at the end of the pay period in which the 
    Living Benefit election is effective. A Living Benefit election is 
    effective on the date the Living Benefit payment check is cashed or 
    deposited.
    
    Application Process
    
        OPM is required by law to regulate the application process. 
    Therefore, this regulation provides how an insured individual may apply 
    for the Living Benefit through OFEGLI and the subsequent steps that 
    need to occur in order for a Living Benefit to be paid. Only the 
    insured individual may make a Living Benefit election. No one else, 
    e.g., a spouse, a guardian, or someone with a power of attorney, may 
    make a Living Benefit election on the insured's behalf. It also 
    explains that, if the physician's certification of the nature of the 
    illness and the life expectancy of the insured are not sufficient for 
    OFEGLI to approve or disapprove the application, OFEGLI may request 
    additional medical evidence from the attending physician. If necessary, 
    OFEGLI may then also request a medical examination of the insured at 
    OFEGLI's expense.
    Additional Information
    
        Detailed guidance will be provided to agencies and employing 
    offices through Benefits Administration Letters (BAL's) and Payroll 
    Office Letters. This information and guidance will address the 
    obligations of the agencies and employing offices in the administration 
    of the Living Benefit.
        OPM believes that, at this time, it is required to withhold 10% of 
    the Living Benefit payment for Federal and/or State taxes unless the 
    insured requests on the application that the amount for taxes not be 
    withheld. This policy is subject to change if applicable tax law or 
    regulations change.
    
    Waiver of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
    
        Pursuant to section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5 of the U.S. Code, I 
    find that good cause exists for waiving the general notice of proposed 
    rulemaking. OPM must issue regulations to implement Public Law 103-409, 
    which is effective July 25, 1995. In addition, employing offices need a 
    certain amount of lead time in order to implement the regulations by 
    the effective date. These concerns make it impractical to publish 
    proposed regulations.
    
    Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic 
    impact on a substantial number of small entities because the 
    regulations primarily affect individuals currently enrolled under the 
    Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program and those Federal 
    employees who would enroll during this mandated Open Season.
    
    List of Subjects
    
    5 CFR Part 870
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, 
    Hostages, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Life insurance, Retirement.
    
    5 CFR Part 871
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Life 
    insurance, Retirement.
    
    5 CFR Part 872
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Life 
    insurance, Retirement.
    
    5 CFR Part 873
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Life 
    insurance, Retirement.
    
    5 CFR Part 874
    
        Government employees, Life insurance, Retirement.
    
    Office of Personnel Management.
    James B. King,
    Director.
        Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR parts 870, 871, 872, 873, and 
    874 as follows:
    
    PART 870--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM
    
        1. The authority citation for part 870 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8716; Sec. 870.202(c) also issued under 5 
    U.S.C. 7701(b)(2); subpart J is also issued under section 599C of 
    Pub. L. 101-513, 104 Stat. 2064, as amended; subpart K is also 
    issued under Pub. L. 103-409.
    
        2. In Sec. 870.203, paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.203  Effective dates of insurance.
    
    * * * * *
        (e) An open enrollment election of basic life insurance filed 
    during the period from May 22, 1995, through July 21, 1995, is 
    effective on the 1st day of the first pay period beginning on or after 
    the date the employing office received the enrollment form. There is no 
    requirement to be in a pay and duty status for the enrollment to be 
    effective.
        3. In Sec. 870.204, paragraph (h) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.204  Waiver and cancellation of waiver of insurance coverage.
    
    * * * * *
        (h)(1) An Open Season will be held from May 22, 1995, through July 
    21, 1995, during which time employees otherwise eligible for coverage 
    may [[Page 31373]] cancel their existing waivers of coverage by 
    affirmatively electing to be insured on a form designated by OPM.
        (2) An employing office may make a determination, within 6 months 
    after the May 22, 1995, through July 21, 1995, Open Season, that an 
    employee was unable, for cause beyond his/her control, to cancel his/
    her then existing waiver of coverage by affirmatively electing to be 
    insured during the 1995 Open Season. The employee will be permitted to 
    submit an affirmative election of coverage within 31 days after he/she 
    is advised of that determination. Basic life insurance coverage in that 
    case is retroactive to the 1st day of the first pay period beginning on 
    or after July 21, 1995.
        4. In Sec. 870.301, paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.301  Basic insurance amount (BIA).
    
    * * * * *
        (c) The post-election BIA of an employee who elected a partial 
    Living Benefit is the BIA as of the date OFEGLI received the completed 
    Living Benefit application reduced by the percentage which the partial 
    lump-sum payment represents of the pre-election BIA multiplied by the 
    age factor as stated in Sec. 870.301(b)(rounded up or down to the 
    nearest multiple of $1,000 or, if midway between multiples, to the next 
    higher multiple of $1,000). The post-election BIA will not change after 
    the effective date of the partial Living Benefit election. For purposes 
    of computing the payment of benefits upon the death of the insured 
    individual who elected a partial Living Benefit, the BIA will be 
    multiplied by the age factor in effect as of the date OFEGLI received 
    the completed Living Benefit application.
        5. Section 870.402 is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.402  Withholdings and contributions following a Living 
    Benefits election.
    
        (a) The basic insurance withholding for an insured individual who 
    has elected a total payment of basic insurance for a Living Benefit 
    will cease the end of the pay period in which the election of Living 
    Benefits is effective.
        (b) The amount withheld for basic insurance from the pay of an 
    insured employee who has elected a partial Living Benefit will be based 
    on the amount of BIA remaining after the partial Living Benefit 
    election is effective.
        (c) The amount withheld for basic insurance from the annuity of an 
    annuitant who elected a partial Living Benefit as an employee will be 
    based on the amount of BIA remaining after the partial Living Benefit 
    election is effective.
        (d) The amount withheld for basic insurance from the compensation 
    of a compensationer who elected a partial Living Benefit as an employee 
    will be based on the amount of BIA remaining after the partial Living 
    Benefit election is effective.
        6. In Sec. 870.501, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.501  Termination and conversion of insurance coverage.
    
        (a) Except as provided in Secs. 870.601 and 870.701, the basic 
    insurance of an insured employee stops on the date of his/her 
    separation from the service, subject to a 31-day extension of basic 
    life insurance coverage, or on the effective date of a full Living 
    Benefits election.
    * * * * *
        7. In Sec. 870.601, paragraphs (c) introductory text and (c)(4) are 
    revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.601  Eligibility for life insurance.
    
    * * * * *
        (c) An individual who makes an election under paragraph (b) of this 
    section must select one of the following options, except that those 
    individuals who have elected a partial Living Benefit must select the 
    option under paragraphs (c)(1) or (c)(4) of this section:
    * * * * *
        (4) Continuation or reinstatement of basic life insurance coverage 
    with no reduction after age 65, and with continuous premiums withheld 
    from annuity. An insured individual may cancel an election under 
    paragraphs (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this section at any time, except for 
    those individuals who have elected a partial Living Benefit as an 
    employee. An insured individual who has elected a partial Living 
    Benefit may only cancel an election under paragraph (c)(4) of this 
    section if he/she is electing to terminate the insurance under 
    paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
    * * * * *
        8. In Sec. 870.602 the current paragraph is redesignated as 
    paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.602  Amount of life insurance.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) The post-election BIA of an annuitant who elected a partial 
    Living Benefit as an employee is the BIA as of the date OFEGLI received 
    the completed Living Benefit application reduced by the percentage 
    which the partial lump-sum payment represents of the pre-election BIA 
    multiplied by the age factor as stated in Sec. 870.301(b) (rounded up 
    or down to the nearest multiple of $1,000 or, if midway between 
    multiples, to the next higher multiple of $1,000). For the purpose of 
    computing the payment of benefits upon the death of an insured 
    annuitant who elected a partial Living Benefit as an employee, the BIA 
    will be multiplied by the age factor in effect as of the date OFEGLI 
    received the completed Living Benefit application.
        9. In Sec. 870.701, paragraphs (c) introductory text and (c)(4) are 
    revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.701  Eligibility for life insurance.
    
    * * * * *
        (c) An individual who makes an election under paragraph (b) of this 
    section must select one of the following options, except that those 
    individuals who have elected a partial Living Benefit must select the 
    option under paragraphs (c)(1) or (c)(4) of this section:
    * * * * *
        (4) Continuation or reinstatement of basic life insurance coverage 
    with no reduction after age 65, and with continuous premiums withheld 
    from compensation. An insured individual may cancel an election under 
    paragraphs (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this section at any time, except for 
    those individuals who have elected a partial Living Benefit as an 
    employee. An insured individual who has elected a partial Living 
    Benefit may only cancel an election under paragraph (c)(4) of this 
    section if he/she is electing to terminate the insurance under 
    paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
    * * * * *
        10. In Sec. 870.702 the current paragraph is redesignated as 
    paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.702  Amount of life insurance.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) The post-election BIA of a compensationer who elected a partial 
    Living Benefit as an employee is the BIA as of the date OFEGLI received 
    the completed Living Benefit application reduced by the percentage 
    which the partial lump-sum payment represents of the pre-election BIA 
    multiplied by the age factor as stated in Sec. 870.301(b) (rounded up 
    or down to the nearest multiple of $1,000 or, if midway between 
    multiples, to the next higher multiple of $1,000). For the purpose of 
    computing the payment of benefits upon the death of an insured 
    compensationer who elected a partial Living Benefit as an employee, the 
    BIA will be multiplied by the age factor in effect as of the date 
    OFEGLI received the completed Living Benefit application. 
    [[Page 31374]] 
        11. In Sec. 870.801 the current paragraph is redesignated as 
    paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 870.801  Assignments.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) If an individual has assigned his/her insurance, he/she may not 
    elect a Living Benefit and if an individual has elected a Living 
    Benefit, he/she may not assign his/her insurance.
        12. In part 870, subpart K is added to read as follows:
    
    Subpart K--FEGLI Living Benefits
    
    Sec.
    870.1101  Purpose.
    870.1102  Definitions.
    870.1103  Open season.
    870.1104  Living benefits.
    870.1105  Actuarial reduction.
    870.1106  Withholdings and contributions for basic insurance.
    870.1107  Application procedures.
    
    Subpart K--FEGLI Living Benefits
    
    
    Sec. 870.1101  Purpose.
    
        This subpart sets forth the circumstances under which employees may 
    enroll in basic insurance during the 1995 Open Season and terminally 
    ill individuals enrolled in basic insurance may elect to receive a 
    payment of their basic insurance as a Living Benefit on or after July 
    25, 1995.
    
    
    Sec. 870.1102  Definitions.
    
        In this subpart--
        Effective date of Living Benefits election means the date on which 
    the Living Benefits payment is cashed or deposited.
        Terminally ill means the individual has a medical prognosis of a 
    life expectancy of 9 months or less.
    
    
    Sec. 870.1103  Open season.
    
        (a) An Open Season will be held from May 22, 1995, through July 21, 
    1995, during which time an employee who has waived or cancelled basic 
    insurance and is not excluded from eligibility by law or under 
    Sec. 870.202 of subpart B, may enroll in basic insurance only. Optional 
    insurance may not be elected or increased during this Open Season. 
    Employees who have been on Leave Without Pay for 12 or more months, 
    compensationers who have been on Leave Without Pay for 12 or more 
    months, and annuitants, may not participate in this Open Season.
        (b) The effective date of basic insurance elected during this Open 
    Season is the 1st day of the first pay period beginning on or after the 
    date the employing office received the enrollment form. There is no 
    requirement to be in a pay and duty status for the enrollments elected 
    during this Open Season to become effective.
    
    
    Sec. 870.1104  Living benefits.
    
        (a) An individual who is covered by basic insurance and who is 
    certified as terminally ill, as defined in Sec. 870.1102, may elect to 
    receive a lump-sum payment of basic insurance on or after July 25, 
    1995. Only the insured individual may make a Living Benefits election.
        (b)(1) An employee may elect to receive the basic insurance in 
    total or in part, in a multiple of $1,000.
        (2) A compensationer or an annuitant may only elect to receive a 
    lump-sum payment of the total amount of basic insurance.
        (c) If the employee elects to receive a partial payment of basic 
    insurance, the remaining BIA, the post-election BIA, will be reduced in 
    proportion to the amount of basic insurance elected as a Living 
    Benefit, as prescribed by Pub. L. 103-409. The post-election BIA will 
    not change after the effective date of the partial Living Benefit 
    election. Only the basic benefits remaining will be payable at death.
        (d)(1) If the employee receives the total amount of basic insurance 
    as a Living Benefit, accidental death and dismemberment coverage will 
    terminate as of the effective date of election.
        (2) If the employee receives a partial payment of basic insurance 
    as a Living Benefit, accidental death and dismemberment coverage will 
    be reduced to equal the post-election BIA.
        (e) Once an election of Living Benefits has become effective, the 
    election may not be revoked and no further election of Living Benefits 
    may be made.
        (f) If an individual has assigned his/her insurance, he/she may not 
    elect a Living Benefit and if an individual has elected a Living 
    Benefit, he/she may not assign his/her insurance.
    
    
    Sec. 870.1105  Actuarial reduction.
    
        The amount of basic insurance elected as a Living Benefit will be 
    reduced in order to produce a basic insurance benefit that is 
    actuarially equivalent, to the extent practicable, to the basic 
    insurance benefit of those who do not elect to receive a Living 
    Benefit. The actuarial reduction will be based on assumptions of the 
    amount of interest lost to the Fund because of the early payment and 
    the time difference between when the Living Benefit payment is made and 
    when the death benefits would have been paid in the absence of a Living 
    Benefits election.
    Sec. 870.1106  Withholdings and contributions for basic insurance.
    
        (a) Withholdings and contributions for basic insurance for those 
    individuals who receive a lump-sum payment of their total basic 
    insurance as a Living Benefit will terminate at the end of the pay 
    period in which the Living Benefit election is effective.
        (b) Withholdings and contributions for basic insurance for those 
    employees who receive a lump-sum payment of a partial amount of their 
    basic insurance as a Living Benefit will be reduced in proportion to 
    the amount of benefit elected and will be based on the post-election 
    BIA in effect at the end of the pay period in which the Living Benefit 
    election is effective.
    
    
    Sec. 870.1107  Application procedures.
    
        (a) The insured individual must request information on Living 
    Benefits and an application form directly from OFEGLI.
        (b) The insured individual must complete the first part of the 
    application (General Information) and have his/her physician complete 
    the second part of the application (Physician's Statement). The insured 
    then submits the completed application directly to OFEGLI.
        (c)(1) OFEGLI will review the application and the certification by 
    the physician of the nature of the illness and that the insured is 
    terminally ill, with a life expectancy of 9 months or less.
        (2) If additional information is needed, OFEGLI will contact the 
    insured or the insured's physician.
        (3) Under certain circumstances, OFEGLI may require a medical 
    examination prior to making an approval decision. In these cases, 
    OFEGLI will be financially responsible for the cost of the medical 
    examination.
        (d)(1) If the application is approved, OFEGLI will send the insured 
    a check for the Living Benefit payment and an explanation of benefits. 
    In addition, once the payment has been cashed or deposited, OFEGLI will 
    send explanations of benefits to the insured's employing office and 
    payroll office so that they will change basic insurance withholdings 
    and contributions in accordance with Sec. 870.1106.
        (2) If the application is not approved, OFEGLI will notify the 
    insured individual and the employing office. The decision will not be 
    subject to administrative review. However, the insured individual may 
    reapply at a later date if future circumstances 
    warrant. [[Page 31375]] 
    
    PART 871--STANDARD OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
    
        13. The authority citation for part 871 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8716.
    
        14. In Sec. 871.501, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 871.501  Termination and conversion of insurance.
    
        (a) The standard optional insurance of an insured person stops when 
    his/her basic insurance stops as provided in Sec. 870.501 of this 
    chapter, subject to a 31-day extension of standard optional life 
    insurance coverage, except when the basic insurance stops due to a full 
    Living Benefits election, in which case the standard optional insurance 
    will continue unless voluntarily cancelled by the insured.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 872--ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
    
        15. The authority citation for part 872 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8716.
    
        16. In Sec. 872.501, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 872.501  Termination and conversion of insurance.
    
        (a) The additional optional insurance of an insured person stops 
    when his/her basic insurance stops as provided in Sec. 870.501 of this 
    chapter, subject to a 31-day extension of additional optional insurance 
    coverage, except when the basic insurance stops due to a full Living 
    Benefits election, in which case the additional optional insurance will 
    continue unless voluntarily cancelled by the insured.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 873--FAMILY OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
    
        17. The authority citation for part 873 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8716.
    
        18. In Sec. 873.501, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 873.501  Termination and conversion of insurance.
    
        (a) The family optional insurance of an insured person stops when 
    his/her basic insurance stops as provided in Sec. 870.501 of this 
    chapter, subject to a 31-day extension of family optional insurance 
    coverage, except when the basic insurance stops due to a full Living 
    Benefits election, in which case the family optional insurance will 
    continue unless voluntarily cancelled by the insured.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 874--ASSIGNMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE
    
        19. The authority citation for part 874 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8716.
    
        20. In Sec. 874.201, paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 874.201  Assignments permitted.
    
    * * * * *
        (g) An insured individual who has elected a Living Benefit may not 
    assign his/her insurance and an insured individual who has assigned 
    his/her insurance may not elect a Living Benefit.
    
    [FR Doc. 95-14574 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6325-01-P
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
6/15/1995
Published:
06/15/1995
Department:
Personnel Management Office
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Interim regulations with request for comments.
Document Number:
95-14574
Dates:
These interim regulations are effective June 15, 1995. Comments must be received on or before August 14, 1995.
Pages:
31371-31375 (5 pages)
RINs:
3206-AG79: FEGLIP: Living Benefits
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AG79/feglip-living-benefits
PDF File:
95-14574.pdf
CFR: (22)
5 CFR 870.202
5 CFR 870.203
5 CFR 870.204
5 CFR 870.301
5 CFR 870.402
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