US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 5 CFR — Administrative PersonnelChapter I — OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPart 842 — FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITYSubpart F — Survivor Elections842.6015 C.F.R. § 842.601Purpose.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 29 wordsOfficial source Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 842.601 (2026)This subpart explains the survivor annuity elections available under FERS for retirees, and retiring employees and Members, and the actions that they must take to provide these survivor annuities.Next5 C.F.R. § 842.602