[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR10.18]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 10_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION 
ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 10.18  Can a beneficiary who is incarcerated based on a felony 
conviction still receive benefits?

    (a) Whenever a beneficiary is incarcerated in a State or Federal 
jail, prison, penal institution or other correctional facility due to a 
State or Federal felony conviction, he or she forfeits all rights to 
compensation benefits during the period of incarceration. A 
beneficiary's right to compensation benefits for the period of his or 
her incarceration is not restored after such incarceration ends, even 
though payment of compensation benefits may resume.
    (b) If the beneficiary has eligible dependents, OWCP will pay 
compensation

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to such dependents at a reduced rate during the period of his or her 
incarceration, by applying the percentages of 5 U.S.C. 8133(a)(1) 
through (5) to the beneficiary's gross current entitlement rather than 
to the beneficiary's monthly pay.
    (c) If OWCP's decision on entitlement is pending when the period of 
incarceration begins, and compensation is due for a period of time prior 
to such incarceration, payment for that period will only be made to the 
beneficiary following his or her release.