5 CFR § 550.1506 - Beneficiary receipt of a flag.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s550.1506"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 550.1506 - Beneficiary receipt of a flag."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "550.1506"
section_name: "Beneficiary receipt of a flag."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
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# 550.1506 Beneficiary receipt of a flag.
One eligible beneficiary, following the order of precedence in § 550.1505, may be provided a flag by the agency once the agency has—
(a) Documented the date and nature of death of the employee and certified that it conforms to the eligibility criteria in § 550.1504;
(b) Received a request from a beneficiary; and
(c) Established the beneficiary's relationship to the deceased employee and determined whether the beneficiary may receive the flag, consistent with the order of precedence under 550.1505.