---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 550.1506"
title: "5"
number: "550.1506"
heading: "Beneficiary receipt of a flag."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/550.1506"
---

# §550.1506. Beneficiary receipt of a flag.


One eligible beneficiary, following the order of precedence in [§ 550.1505](/cfr/5/550.1505.md), may be provided a flag by the agency once the agency has—

- (a) Documented the date and nature of death of the employee and certified that it conforms to the eligibility criteria in [§ 550.1504](/cfr/5/550.1504.md);
- (b) Received a request from a beneficiary; and
- (c) Established the beneficiary's relationship to the deceased employee and determined whether the beneficiary may receive the flag, consistent with the order of precedence under 550.1505.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5570 note; also issued under Sec. 2 of Pub. L. 112-73, 125 Stat.784-785.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 53602, Sept. 10, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.