[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR841.302]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 841--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Claims Processing
 
Sec. 841.302  Definitions.

    In this subpart--
    Employee means an employee as defined in section 8401(11) of title 
5, United States Code, and a Member as defined in section 8401(20) of 
title 5, United States Code. Employee includes a person who had applied 
for retirement under FERS but had not been separated from the service 
prior to his or her death even if the person's retirement would have 
been retroactively effective upon separation.
    FERS means the Federal Employees Retirement System as described in 
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.
    MSPB means the Merit Systems Protection Board described in chapter 
12 of title 5, United States Code.
    Retiree means a former employee or Member who is receiving recurring 
payments under FERS based on service by the employee or Member. Retiree, 
as used in this subpart, does not include a

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current spouse, former spouse, child, or person with an insurable 
interest receiving a survivor annuity. Retiree for purposes of 
determining a person's status at the time of death means that the person 
had been separated from the service and had met all the requirements to 
receive an annuity including having filed an application for the annuity 
prior to his or her death.
    Separated employee means a former employee or Member who has been 
separated from the service but who has not met all the requirements for 
retirement under FERS or who has not filed an application for retirement 
under FERS.
    Survivor means a person entitled to benefits under part 843 or 846 
of this chapter based on the death of an employee, separated employee, 
retiree, or survivor.