5 USC § 8957 - Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants

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title: "5 USC § 8957 - Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8957"
section_name: "Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4004.)"
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# § 8957. Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants

A surviving spouse, disability annuitant, or surviving child whose annuity is terminated and is later restored, may continue enrollment in a dental benefits plan subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in regulations issued by the Office.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4004.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see , set out as a note under .