[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR48.206]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 48--RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Election of Options
 
Sec. 48.206  Information regarding elections.

    (a) All members of the Reserve component who will have accumulated 
sufficient service to be eligible for retired pay at age 60, will be 
counseled on the Plan before reaching their 57th birth dates in order to 
insure that valid elections can be made prior to their 58th birth dates. 
An election, modification, or revocation submitted subsequent to 
attaining age 58 will be valid only if it is made and submitted at least 
2 years prior to the first date for which retired pay is granted.
    (b) It is the responsibility of the department concerned to provide 
election forms and to promulgate information concerning the benefits of 
the Plan to all members so as to allow a timely election.
    (c) Members retiring for physical disability prior to the completion 
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years of service will, prior to retirement, be counseled and furnished 
information concerning the operation of the Plan.