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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

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Second, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the widow or widower of the employee. Third, if none of the above, to the child or children of the employee and descendants of deceased children by representation. Fourth, if none of the above, to the parents of the employee or the survivor of them. Fifth, if none of the above, to the duly appointed legal representative of the estate of the employee. Sixth, if none of the above, to the person or persons entitled under the laws of the domicile of the employee at the time of his death. § 5583. Payment of money due; settlement of accounts (a) Under such regulations as the Comptroller General of the United States may prescribe, the employing agency shall pay money due a deceased employee to the beneficiary designated by the employee under section 5582(b) of this title, or, if none, to the widow or widower of the employee. (b) Except as the Comptroller General may by regulation otherwise authorize or direct, accounts not payable under subsection (a) of this section are payable on settlement of the General Accounting Office. However— (1) accounts of employees of the government of the District of Columbia shall be paid by the District of Columbia; (2) accounts of employees of the Canal Zone Government on the Isthmus of Panama shall be paid by the Canal Zone Government; and (3) accounts of employees of Government corporations or mixed ownership Government corporations may be paid by the corporations. SUBCHAPTER IX—BACK PAY § 5591. Back pay; individuals reinstated or restored after removal or suspension for cause An individual removed or suspended under section 7501 of this title who, after filing a written answer to the charges under section 7501 of this title or after further appeal to proper authority after receipt of an adverse decision on the answer, is reinstated or restored to duty because the action was unjustified or unwarranted is— (1) entitled to pay, at the rate received on the date of the removal or suspension, for the period for which he did not receive pay with respect to the position from which he was removed or suspended, less the amount he earned through other employment during that period; and (2) deemed to have performed service during that period for all purposes except for the accumulation of leave. Decision on an appeal to proper authority under this section shall be made at the earliest practicable date. § 5592. Back pay; preference eligibles reinstated or restored after removal, suspension, or furlough An individual removed, suspended, or furloughed under section 7512 of this title who, after answering the reasons advanced for the proposed adverse action under section 7512 of this title or after an appeal to the Civil Service Commission under section 7701 of this title, is reinstated or restored to duty because the action was unjustified or unwarranted is— (1) entitled to pay, at the rate received on the date of the removal, suspension, or furlough, for the period for which he did

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