Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8465 Waiver, Allotment, and Assignment of Benefits
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 84 — FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER VI — GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 8465
Summary
You can refuse all or part of an annuity payment from the Fund by signing and filing a written waiver with the Office. You can cancel that waiver in writing at any time, and no payments you gave up will be paid while the waiver is in effect. You can also have parts of your annuity paid out as allotments or assignments for purposes the Office approves.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §8465
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)An individual entitled to an annuity payable from the Fund may decline to accept all or any part of the amount of the annuity by a waiver signed and filed with the Office. The waiver may be revoked in writing at any time. Payment of the annuity waived may not be made for the period during which the waiver is in effect.
(b)An individual entitled to an annuity payable from the Fund may make allotments or assignments of amounts from the annuity for such purposes as the Office considers appropriate.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 8465
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102