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B-198241(RLR) 1 (1980-04-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjtc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / 35, /?~ gA~AA~ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL The Honorable {m Loeffler Member, United States House of Representatives 727 East Durango, B-209 San Antonio, Texas 78206 IN REPLY REFER TO: B-198241 (RLR) April 28, 1980 Dear Mr. Loeffler: L? 4 S. - f -i This replies to your letter of March 21, 980, your reference TL:pop, equestin our assistance in behalf o one of your constitu- ents, Mrs. Cozena N. Garrett, the widow of J mes Ray Garrett, a deceased former employee of the United Stat s Department of Labor. Through her attorney, Robert E. Luxen, Mrs. Garrett seeks reversal of the decision that her husband did not have ptional life insurance covergunder the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program at / the time of his death. /uoptional insurance premiums were deducted from Mr. Garrett's pay during his employment-wJt the Department of Labor from May 1976 until his death on August U, 1 nd a certificate was issued to him indicating that he had both regular and optional coverage. However, the Depar4 '~ Labor determined after his death that he had not been eligigle for the optional insurance because he had failed to request cancellation of a declination of such insurance made during prior Federal employment and to furnish satisfactory medical evi- dence of insurability In a letter to the Department, dated September 24, 1979, the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Compensation Group, confirmed that Mr. Garrett did not have optional insurance coverage since his original waiver had never been properly cancelled. Under the current law governing the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program, chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, primary responsibility and authority for its administration, which originally rested with the fo mer United States Civil Service Commission, now resides in OPM. ,4he General Accounting Office has been g ven i jurisdiction over claims under this program. However, wRve con- v ferred with OPM concerning M t Ls case and 4b.. aadvised 4 14

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