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5 U.S.C. § 8708 — Government contributions
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**(a)** For each period in which an employee is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Office of Personnel Management under [section 8709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8709&num=0&edition=prelim), a sum equal to one-half the amount which is withheld from the pay of the employee under [section 8707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8707&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be contributed from the appropriation or fund which is used to pay him.
**(b)** When an employee is paid by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
**(c)** When the employee is an elected official, the sum required by subsection (a) of this section is contributed from an appropriation or fund available for payment of other salaries of the same office or establishment.
**(d)**
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for each period in which an employee continues life insurance after retirement or while in receipt of compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title because of disease or injury to the employee, as provided under [section 8706(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8706/b&num=0&edition=prelim), a sum equal to one-half of the amount which is withheld from the employee’s annuity or compensation under [section 8707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8707&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be contributed by the Office from annual appropriations which are authorized
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**(a)** For each period in which an employee is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Office of Personnel Management under [section 8709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8709&num=0&edition=prelim), a sum equal to one-half the amount which is withheld from the pay of the employee under [section 8707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8707&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be contributed from the appropriation or fund which is used to pay him.
**(b)** When an employee is paid by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
**(c)** When the employee is an elected official, the sum required by subsection (a) of this section is contributed from an appropriation or fund available for payment of other salaries of the same office or establishment.
**(d)**
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for each period in which an employee continues life insurance after retirement or while in receipt of compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title because of disease or injury to the employee, as provided under [section 8706(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8706/b&num=0&edition=prelim), a sum equal to one-half of the amount which is withheld from the employee’s annuity or compensation under [section 8707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8707&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be contributed by the Office from annual appropriations which are authorized to be made for that purpose and which may be made available until expended.
(2) Contributions under this subsection—
(A) shall not be made other than with respect to individuals who retire, or commence receiving compensation, after December 31, 1989;
(B) shall not be made with respect to any individual for months after the calendar month in which such individual becomes 65 years of age; and
(C) shall, in the case of any individual who elects coverage under subparagraph (B) of [section 8706(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8706/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim), be equal to the amount which would apply under this subsection if such individual had instead elected coverage under subparagraph (A) of such section.
(3) The United States Postal Service shall pay the contributions required under this subsection with respect to any individual who—
(A) first becomes an annuitant by reason of retirement from employment with the United States Postal Service after December 31, 1989; or
(B) commences receiving compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title (because of disease or injury to the individual) after December 31, 1989, if the position last held by the individual before commencing to receive such compensation was within the United States Postal Service.
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (c)(2), during each period in which an employee is insured under a policy purchased by the Office of Personnel Management under [section 8709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8709&num=0&edition=prelim), there shall be withheld from the employee’s pay a share of the cost of the group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
**(b)**
(1) Subject to subsection (c)(2), whenever life insurance continues after an employee retires on an immediate annuity or while the employee is receiving compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title because of disease or injury to the employee, as provided in [section 8706(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8706/b&num=0&edition=prelim), deductions for insurance shall be withheld from the employee’s annuity or compensation, except that, in any case in which the insurance is continued as provided in [section 8706(b)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8706/b/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim), the deductions shall not be made for months after the calendar month in which the employee becomes 65 years of age.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, insurance shall be so continued without cost (other than as provided under section 8706(b)(3)(B)) to each employee who so retires, or commences receiving compensation, on or before December 31, 1989.
**(c)**
(1) The amount withheld from the pay, annuity, or compensation of each employee subject to insurance deductions shall be at the rate, adjusted to the nearest half-cent, of 66⅔ percent of the level cost as determined by the Office for each $1,000 of th
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**(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 isThe appropriate factor is: 35 or under2.0 361.9 371.8 381.7 391.6 401.5 411.4 421.3 431.2 441.1 45 or over1.0.
**(b)** An employee eligible for insurance is entitled to be insured for group accidental death and dismemberment insurance in accordance with this subsection. Subject to the conditions and limitations approved by the Office of Personnel Management which are contained in the policy purchased by the Office, the group accidental death and dismemberment insurance provides payment as follows: LossAmount payable For loss of lifeFull amount of the employee’s basic insurance amount. Loss of one hand or of one foot or loss of sight of one eyeOne-half the amount of the employee’s basic insurance amount. Loss of two or more such membersFull amount of the employee’s basic insurance amount. For any one accident the aggregate amount of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance that may be paid may not exceed an amount equal to the employee’s basic insurance amount.
**(c)** The Office shall prescribe regulations providing for the conversion of other than annual rates of pay to annual rates of pay and shall specify the types of pay included in annual pay. For the purpose of this chapter, “annual pay” includes—
(1) premium pay under [section 5545(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5545/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) with respect to a law enforcement officer as defined in section 8331(2
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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.
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 128, act Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 513, authorized contributions for group life insurance of House employees from House contingent fund. See [section 8708 of Title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8708&num=0&edition=prelim), Government Organization and Employees.
Section 129, Pub. L. 85–75, July 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 248, authorized contributions to retirement and disability fund from House contingent fund. See [section 8334 of Title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8334&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The amounts withheld from employees under [section 8707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8707&num=0&edition=prelim) and the sums contributed from appropriations and funds under [section 8708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8708&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Employees’ Life Insurance Fund. The Fund is available without fiscal year limitation for—
(1) premium payments under an insurance policy purchased under this chapter; and
(2) expenses incurred by the Office of Personnel Management in the administration of this chapter within the limitations that may be specified annually by appropriation acts.
**(b)** The Secretary of the Treasury may invest and reinvest any of the money in the Fund in interest-bearing obligations of the United States, and may sell these obligations for the purposes of the Fund. The interest on and the proceeds from the sale of these obligations, and the income derived from dividend or premium rate adjustments from insurers, become a part of the Fund.
**(c)**
(1) No tax, fee, or other monetary payment may be imposed or collected by any State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or by any political subdivision or other governmental authority thereof, on, or with respect to, any premium paid under an insurance policy purchased under this chapter.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be construed to exempt any company issuing a policy of insurance under this chapter from the imposition, payment, or collection of a tax, fee, or other monetary payment on the net income or profit accruing to or realized by that company from bu
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 8708
§ 8708. Government contributions
(a) For each period in which an employee is in-
sured under a policy of insurance purchased by
the Office of Personnel Management under sec-
tion 8709 of this title, a sum equal to one-half
the amount which is withheld from the pay of
the employee under section 8707 of this title
shall be contributed from the appropriation or
fund which is used to pay him.
(b) When an employee is paid by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives, the Chief Administrative Officer may con-
tribute the sum required by subsection (a) of
this section from the applicable accounts of the
House of Representatives.
(c) When the employee is an elected official,
the sum required by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion is contributed from an appropriation or
fund available for payment of other salaries of
the same office or establishment.
(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, for each period in which an employee
continues life insurance after retirement or
while in receipt of compensation under sub-
chapter I of chapter 81 of this title because of
disease or injury to the employee, as provided
under section 8706(b) of this title, a sum equal to
one-half of the amount which is withheld from
the employee’s annuity or compensation under
section 8707 of this title shall be contributed by
the Office from annual appropriations which are
authorized to be made for that purpose and
which may be made available until expended.
(2) Contributions under this subsection—
(A) shall not be made other than with re-
spect to individuals who retire, or commence
receiving compensation, after December 31,
1989;
(B) shall not be made with respect to any in-
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