Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8444 Rights of a Named Individual with an Insurable Interest
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 84 — FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER IV — SURVIVOR ANNUITIES › § 8444
Summary
A named survivor receives 55% of retiree's reduced annuity; it begins the day after the retiree dies and ends the month before the survivor's death.
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Title 5, §8444
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The annuity of a survivor named under section 8420(a) is 55 percent of the reduced annuity of the retired employee or Member determined under paragraph (2) of such section 8420(a). The annuity of the survivor commences on the day after the retired employee or Member dies. This annuity and the right thereto terminate on the last day of the month before the survivor dies.
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5 U.S.C. § 8444
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102