{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-2101.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 2101.102","heading":"2101.102 Authority.","body":"(a) The LIFAR is issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management in accordance with the authority of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 87 and other applicable laws and regulations.\n(b) The LIFAR does not replace or incorporate regulations found at 5 CFR part 870, which provide the substantive policy guidance for administration of the FEGLI Program under 5 U.S.C. chapter 87. The following is the order of precedence in interpreting a contract provision under the FEGLI Program:\n(1) 5 U.S.C. chapter 87.\n(2) 5 CFR part 870.\n(3) 48 CFR chapters 1 and 21.\n(4) The FEGLI Program contract.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 21—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 2101—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM","Subpart 2101.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"69752271da1f82d674a3affc2361f1ac135f7f9cf2d42122384617904581530f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-2101.101","next":"us/48-cfr-2101.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}