{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-849.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 849.101","heading":"Applicability and purpose.","body":"This part contains regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to implement the provisions 5 U.S.C. 8345(e)-(f), 8345a, 8466(c)-(d), and 8466a regarding payment of an annuity to a representative payee. This part establishes the criteria OPM uses to determine if representative payments are appropriate, the information OPM uses to select a representative payee, the responsibilities of a representative payee, the accountability of a representative payee, the limitations on the appointment of a representative payee, and the definition of and penalty for misuse of benefits by the representative payee.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 849—REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"fe877be68dc51577d3e4817de6f46a5d891d8da4db8bc310b6f50990e989aef7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-848.901","next":"us/5-cfr-849.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}