§ 8704. Group insurance; amounts

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704

   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 593

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 593

2. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–737 § 1(3) · 80 Stat. 1164

   Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(c)

   Pub. L. 89–737 inserted provision that, for the purpose of this chapter, “annual pay” includes premium pay under section 5545(c)(1) of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–737 inserted provision that, for the purpose of this chapter, “annual pay” includes premium pay under section 5545(c)(1) of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 8114(e) is amended by striking out “is included” and inserting in lieu thereof “and premium pay under section 5545(c) (1) of this title are included”.

3. 1967

   Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967

   Pub. L. 90–206 title IV § 401 · 81 Stat. 612

   Struck and inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(a)

   Pub. L. 90–206, in material preceding the table, struck out reference to an approximate relationship between the amount of group life insurance and the eligible employee’s annual pay and inserted reference to an automatic extension of the schedule correspondingly by the amounts of increases in the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title, and raised the insurance coverages for both life and accidental death and dismemberment

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206, in material preceding the table, struck out reference to an approximate relationship between the amount of group life insurance and the eligible employee’s annual pay and inserted reference to an automatic extension of the schedule correspondingly by the amounts of increases in the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title, and raised the insurance coverages for both life and accidental death and dismemberment.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 401. Section 8704(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) An employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for an amount of group life insurance, plus an equal amount of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, in accordance with the following schedule, which schedule shall be automatically extended correspondingly by the amounts of increases in the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 80 Stat. 460. 5313 of this title: If annual pay is— The amount of group life insurance is— The amount of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance is— Greater than— But not greater than— 0       $8,000       $10,000       $10,000       $8,000       9,000       11,000       11,000       9,000       10,000       12,000       12,000       10,000       11,000       13,000       13,000       11,000       12,000       14,000       14,000       12,000       13,000       15,000       15,000       13,000       14,000       16,000       16,000       14,000       15,000       17,000       17,000       15,000       16,000       18,000       18,000       16,000       17,000       19,000       19,000       17,000       18,000       20,000       20,000       18,000       19,000       21,000       21,000       19,000       20,000       22,000       22,000       20,000       21,000       23,000       23,000       21,000       22,000       24,000       24,000       22,000       23,000       25,000       25,000       23,000       24,000       26,000       26,000       24,000       25,000       27,000       27,000       25,000       26,000       28,000       28,000       26,000       27,000       29,000       29,000       27,000       28,000       30,000       30,000       28,000       29,000       31,000       31,000       29,000       _ _ _ _       32,000       32,000”.

4. 1972

   Pub. L. 92–392 § 11 · 86 Stat. 564

   1. Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(d)(2)

      Pub. L. 92–392 substituted “section 5344 or 5349 of this title” for “section 5343 of this title”

   2. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(d)(2)

      Pub. L. 92–392 added the exception

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 92–392 substituted “section 5344 or 5349 of this title” for “section 5343 of this title” and added the exception.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 11. Paragraph (2) of section 8704(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 80 Stat. 593. “(2) a change in rate of pay under section 5344 or 5349 of this title is deemed effective as of the date of issuance of the order Ante, pp, 568, 572. granting the increase or the effective date of the increase, whichever is later, except, that in the case of an employee who dies or retires during the period beginning on the effective date of the increase and ending on the date of the issuance of the order granting the increase, a change in rate of pay under either of such sections shall be deemed as having been in effect for such employee during that period.”.

5. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–454 § 906(a)(2) · 92 Stat. 1111

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(b); 5 U.S.C. § 8704(c)

   Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(a)(2), (3), substituted “Office of Personnel Management” and “Office” for “Civil Service Commission” and “Commission”, respectively, wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(a)(2), (3), substituted “Office of Personnel Management” and “Office” for “Civil Service Commission” and “Commission”, respectively, wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in sections 1301, 1302, 1304, 1308, 2105, 2951, 3110, 3304a, 3308, 3312, 3314, 3318, 3324, 3325, 3344, 3351, 3363, 3373, 3502, 3504, 4102, 4106, 4113-4118, 5102, 5103, 5105, 5107, 5110–5115, 5303, 5304, 5333, 5334, 5335(b), 5336, 5338, 5343, 5346, 5347, 5351, 5352, 5371 (as redesignated in section 801(a) (3) (A) (ii) of this Ante, p. 1218. Act), 5372 (as redesignated in such section 801(a) (3) (A) (ii)), 5374 (as redesignated in such section 801(a) (3) (A) (i i)) , 5504, 5533, 5545, 5548, 5723, 6101, 6304-6306, 6308, 6311, 6322, 6326, 7203 (as redesignated in section 703(a)(1) of this Act), 7204 Ante, p. 1216. (as redesignated in such section 703(a) (1)), 7312, 8151, 8331, 8332, 8334, 8337, 8339–8343, 8345, 8346, 8347(a), 8348, 8501, 8701–8712, 8714, 8714a, 8716, 8901–8903, 8905, 8907–8910, and 8913, by striking out “Civil Service Commission” and inserting in lieu thereof “Office of Personnel Management”;

6. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–454 § 801(a)(3)(E) · 92 Stat. 1111

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(d)(1)

   Pub. L. 95–454, § 801(a)(3)(E), substituted “subchapter VI of chapter 53” for “section 5337”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 95–454, § 801(a)(3)(E), substituted “subchapter VI of chapter 53” for “section 5337”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) (A) Chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 5 USC 5301 et seq. (i) by redesignating subchapter VI as subchapter VII, and (ii) by redesignating sections 5361 through 5365 as sections 5371 through 5375, respectively. (B) (i) The analysis of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out the items relating to subchapter VI thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

7. 1980

   Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–427 § 2(b) · 94 Stat. 1831

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(a)

   Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(b), substituted new formula for group life insurance to be computed by multiplying the basic insurance with a factor to be obtained from the table based on age for provisions calling for group life insurance and an equal amount of death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with a schedule based on the basic pay with special provision for extension by the amount of increase in the annual rates of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title. Prior to this amendment, the table was as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(b), substituted new formula for group life insurance to be computed by multiplying the basic insurance with a factor to be obtained from the table based on age for provisions calling for group life insurance and an equal amount of death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with a schedule based on the basic pay with special provision for extension by the amount of increase in the annual rates of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of this title. Prior to this amendment, the table was as follows:

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 8704(a) of title 5 is amended to read as follows: “(a) An employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for an amount of group life insurance equal to— “(1) the employee’s basic insurance amount, multiplied by “(2) the appropriate factor determined on the basis of the employee’s age in accordance with the following schedule: “If the age of the employee is: The appropriate factor is:   35 or under 2.0     36 1.9     37 1.8     38 17     39 1.6     40 1.5     41 1.4     42 1.3     43 1.2     44 1.1     45 or over 1.0 ”

8. 1980

   Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–427 § 2(c) · 94 Stat. 1831

   1. Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(b)

      Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(c), inserted provision that an employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for group accidental death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with this subsection

   2. Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(b)

      Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(c), substituted reference to employee’s basic insurance amount for reference to the amount shown in the schedule in subsec. (a) of this section in four places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(c), inserted provision that an employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for group accidental death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with this subsection and substituted reference to employee’s basic insurance amount for reference to the amount shown in the schedule in subsec. (a) of this section in four places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Section 8704(b) of title 5 is amended— (1) by inserting before “Subject to” the following new sentence: “An employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for group accidental death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with this subsection.”: (2) in the table, by striking out “shown in the schedule in subsection (a) of this section” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “of the employee’s basic insurance amount”; and (3) in the last sentence, by striking out “the amount shown in the schedule in subsection (a) of this section” and inserting in lieu thereof “an amount equal to the employee’s basic insurance amount.”.

9. 1980

   Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–427 § 2(d) · 94 Stat. 1831

   Changed · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(c)

   Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(d), expanded definition of “annual pay” to include premium pay under section 5545(c)(2) of this title with respect to a law enforcement officer as defined in section 8331(20) of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–427, § 2(d), expanded definition of “annual pay” to include premium pay under section 5545(c)(2) of this title with respect to a law enforcement officer as defined in section 8331(20) of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Section 8704(c) of title 5 is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “For the purpose of this chapter, ‘annual pay’ includes— “(1) premium pay under section 5545(c)(1) of this title; and “(2) with respect to a law enforcement officer as defined in section 8331(20) of this title, premium pay under section 5545(c)(2) of this title.”

10. 1988

    Pub. L. 100–238 title I § 103(b) · 101 Stat. 1744

    Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 8704(c)(2)

    Pub. L. 100–238 inserted “or 8401(17)” after “8331(20)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100–238 inserted “or 8401(17)” after “8331(20)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Definition Under the Life Insurance Program.— Section 8704(c)(2) is amended by inserting “or 8401(17)” after “8331(20)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 100–238 effective Jan. 1, 1987, see section 103(f) of Pub. L. 100–238 set out as a note under section 3307 of this title.

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