5 CFR § 839.1111 - If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s839.1111"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 839.1111 - If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "839.1111"
section_name: "If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "839"
part_name: "CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "839"
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# 839.1111 If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?

(a) Yes, if you elect to change your retirement coverage under the FERCCA, you will have an opportunity to change the election you made for survivor benefits.

(b) If you elect less than the maximum survivor benefit, your spouse's consent is necessary in accordance with § 831.614 or § 842.603(a)(1) of this chapter, as applicable.