CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 842—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITY > SUBPART F—Survivor Elections (§842.601 to §842.615) > 842.601—Purpose.

842.601—Purpose.

This subpart explains the survivor annuity elections available under FERS for retirees, and retiring employees and Members, and the actions that they must take to provide these survivor annuities.