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title: "5 U.S.C. § 8957"
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title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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chapter_name: "ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 8957 - Coverage of restored survivor or disability annuitants

## Text

A surviving spouse, disability annuitant, or surviving child whose annuity is terminated and is later restored, may continue enrollment in a dental benefits plan subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in regulations issued by the Office.

(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4004.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.