{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-29.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 29.402","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this subpart—\nBeneficiary means an individual designated by a participant, or by the terms of the Judges Plan, Police and Firefighters Plan, or Teachers Plan, who is or may become entitled to a benefit under those plans.\nClaimant means any person seeking a benefit for themselves or another under the Judges Plan, Police and Firefighters Plan, or Teachers Plan.\nDepartment means the Secretary of the Treasury or a designee authorized to exercise the Secretary's authority with respect to Federal Benefit Payments under the Act.\nParticipant means an individual who is or may become eligible to receive a benefit under the Police and Firefighters Plan or the Teachers Plan based on credit for service accrued as of June 30, 1997, or under the Judges Plan, or whose beneficiaries may be eligible to receive any such benefit.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury","PART 29—FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT PROGRAMS","Subpart D—Claims and Appeals Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"48edbf65f839edb71d9b1bc3260cdafdef25bdd968a73c6b21edccd6c23e9f34","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-29.401","next":"us/31-cfr-29.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}