{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-843.310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 843.310","heading":"Annuity based on death of an employee.","body":"Except as provided in § 843.312, if an employee dies after completing at least 10 years of service, a current spouse is entitled to an annuity equal to 50 percent of the annuity computed under subpart D of part 842 of this chapter (without reduction for age), with respect to the employee. The annuity is in addition to the benefit described in § 843.309.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS","Subpart C—Current and Former Spouse Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"d2f5db9352893b5b6c31699b271d245dc57ab48f56d7e631b359eb10489ecb2a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-843.309","next":"us/5-cfr-843.311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}