20 CFR § 25.5 - How does OWCP adjudicate claims of non-citizen residents of possessions or territories?
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s25.5
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301, 8137, 8145 and 8149; 1946 Reorganization Plan No. 2, sec. 3, 3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp., p. 1064; 60 Stat. 1095; Reorganization Plan No. 19 of 1950, sec. 1, 3 CFR 1943-1953 Comp., p. 1010; 64... 5 U.S.C. 301, 8137, 8145 and 8149; 1946 Reorganization Plan No. 2, sec. 3, 3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp., p. 1064; 60 Stat. 1095; Reorganization Plan No. 19 of 1950, sec. 1, 3 CFR 1943-1953 Comp., p. 1010; 64 Stat. 1271; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 218.
# 25.5 How does OWCP adjudicate claims of non-citizen residents of possessions or territories?An employee who is a bona fide permanent resident of any United States possession, territory, commonwealth, or trust territory will receive the full benefits of the FECA, as amended, except that the application of the minimum benefit provisions provided therein shall be governed by the restrictions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 8138.