5 CFR § 837.601Chapter I
Generally
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Except as otherwise provided by this subpart, when an annuitant who is reemployed under circumstances that provide for continuation of annuitant status during reemployment dies, death benefits are payable under CSRS or FERS as if the individual died as an annuitant, and not as employee.
eCFR data current as of: November 5, 2026
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