B-221945: Aug 4, 1986

INCLUDE PLAN PARTICIPANTS' CHILDREN BETWEEN 18 AND 22 YEARS OLD WHO ARE FULL-TIME STUDENTS. CHILDREN OVER 18 YEARS OLD WHO ARE NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL MAY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR AN AN ANNUITY AT ANY TIME UNTIL THEY REACH THE AGE OF 22 BY UNDERTAKING A FULL-TIME COURSE OF STUDY. SINCE THE CONGRESS IN ESTABLISHING THE PLAN INDICATED THAT CHILDREN AGED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 18 AND 22 YEARS OLD WHO ARE STUDENTS...

B-221945: Aug 4, 1986

The Department of Defense requested a decision concerning the reinstatement of annuity eligibility under the Survivor Benefit Plan where the child beneficiaries lost their eligibility for an annuity due to school nonattendance or marriage. GAO held that: (1) beneficiaries who are between 18 and 22 years old are eligible for annuity benefits if they are full-time students; (2) any adjustment necess...