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5 U.S.C. 8135: Lump-sum payment

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8137, 22 U.S.C. 4048, 50 U.S.C. 2051.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–303 substituted "age 55" for "age 60". · (b)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–416, §20, substituted provisions relating to use of the most current United States Life Tables, for provisions relating to determination by the American Experience Tables of Mortality. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §19, substituted "$50" for "$5". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §16(b), inserted "before reaching age 60" after "On remarriage". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.