---identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s850.201"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "5 CFR § 850.201 - Applications for benefits."title_number: 5title_name: "Administrative Personnel"section_number: "850.201"section_name: "Applications for benefits."chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"part_number: "850"part_name: "ELECTRONIC RETIREMENT PROCESSING"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "5 U.S.C. 8347; 5 U.S.C. 8461; 5 U.S.C. 8716; 5 U.S.C. 8913; section 9 of Pub. L. 86-724, 74 Stat. 849, 851-52 (September 8, 1960) as amended by section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 92 Stat. 3781, 3783 (February 23, 1978)."regulatory_source: "72 FR 73576, Dec. 28, 2007, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "850"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t5/s850.201
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Office of Personnel Management
Authority
5 U.S.C. 8347; 5 U.S.C. 8461; 5 U.S.C. 8716; 5 U.S.C. 8913; section 9 of Pub. L. 86-724, 74 Stat. 849, 851-52 (September 8, 1960) as amended by section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 92 Sta... 5 U.S.C. 8347; 5 U.S.C. 8461; 5 U.S.C. 8716; 5 U.S.C. 8913; section 9 of Pub. L. 86-724, 74 Stat. 849, 851-52 (September 8, 1960) as amended by section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 92 Stat. 3781, 3783 (February 23, 1978).
# 850.201 Applications for benefits.(a) Hardcopy applications and related submissions that are otherwise required to be made to an individual's employing agency (other than by statute) may instead be submitted electronically in such form as the Director prescribes under § 850.104.(b) Data provided under subpart C of this part are the basis for adjudicating claims for CSRS and FERS retirement benefits, and will support the administration of FEGLI, FEHB and RFEHB coverage for annuitants, under this part.[78 FR 68983, Nov. 18, 2013]