[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: 20CFR10.6]



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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.  10.6  What special statutory definitions apply to dependents and 

survivors?



    (a) 5 U.S.C. 8133 provides that certain benefits are payable to 

certain enumerated survivors of employees who have died from an injury 

sustained in the performance of duty.

    (b) 5 U.S.C. 8148 also provides that certain other benefits may be 

payable to certain family members of employees who have been 

incarcerated due to a felony conviction.

    (c) 5 U.S.C. 8110(b) further provides that any employee who is found 

to be



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eligible for a basic benefit shall be entitled to have such basic 

benefit augmented at a specified rate for certain persons who live in 

the beneficiary's household or who are dependent upon the beneficiary 

for support.

    (d) 5 U.S.C. 8101, 8110, 8133 and 8148, which define the nature of 

such survivorship or dependency necessary to qualify a beneficiary for a 

survivor's benefit or an augmented benefit, apply to the provisions of 

this part.