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LegalText 5 U.S.C. § 8709 Insurance policies us united_states_code code_section 5 GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES 87 LIFE INSURANCE 8709 5 U.S.C. § 8709 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc05@119-100.zip /us/usc/t5/s8709 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-05/usc05.xml 4c597708c19dd62b49b2752c041a04e63eea489fd99c12954c73414211a8cf97 719fdb18e7085aede50e1e97c1c129fa6058e2c5c12b3d77a9b9044b1769e540 dc91ad49492d5c49d82502ca4547cfca15311fea56b9fad91fd7482145a26239 2026-07-04 official
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5 U.S.C. § 8709 - Insurance policies

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(a) The Office of Personnel Management, without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, may purchase from one or more life insurance companies a policy or policies of group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance to provide the benefits specified by this chapter. A company must meet the following requirements:

(1) It must be licensed to transact life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance under the laws of 48 of the States and the District of Columbia.

(2) It must have in effect, on the most recent December 31 for which information is available to the Office, an amount of employee group life insurance equal to at least 1 percent of the total amount of employee group life insurance in the United States in all life insurance companies.

(b) A company issuing a policy under subsection (a) of this section shall establish an administrative office under a name approved by the Office.

(c) The Office at any time may discontinue a policy purchased from a company under subsection (a) of this section.

(d) (1) The provisions of any contract under this chapter which relate to the nature or extent of coverage or benefits (including payments with respect to benefits) shall supersede and preempt any law of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any regulation issued thereunder, which relates to group life insurance to the extent that the law or regulation is inconsistent with the contractual provisions.

(2) For the purpose of this section, “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a territory or possession of the United States.

(Pub. L. 89554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 596; Pub. L. 95454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 96427, § 5(a), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 111350, § 5(a)(11), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3841.)

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 2096 (less (c)(e)).Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 752, § 7 (less (c)(e)), 68 Stat. 739. In subsection (a), the words “as determined by it” are omitted as unnecessary. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111350 substituted “section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41” for “section 5 of title 41” in introductory provisions. 1980—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96427 added subsec. (d). 1978—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 95454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” and “Office” for “Civil Service Commission” and “Commission”, respectively, wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96427 effective Oct. 10, 1980, with the amendment to have no effect in case of an employee who died, was separated, or retired before Oct. 10, 1980, see section 10(a) of Pub. L. 96427, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.