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General Provision

This chapter refers to the settlement of the arrears of annuity where the annuitant is a spouse with no eligible child annuitant, the last remaining child annuitant, or a natural person with an insurable interest. Arrears of annuity may result from checks not having been negotiated before the annuitant's death or failure of Secretary of the Military Department concerned (or designee) to establish and make payment of an annuity to which entitlement exists. Payment of the arrears of the annuity under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP), Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), and minimum income widow provisions of the SBP law is made by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in accordance with procedures in paragraph 310103 of this chapter.