---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Administrative Personnel"
key: "chI/subchB/part178/subpartB"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart B"
heading: "Settlement of Accounts for Deceased Civilian Officers and Employees"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part178-subpartB"
sections_count: 8
---

# Subpart B — Settlement of Accounts for Deceased Civilian Officers and Employees

Title 5 C.F.R. — Administrative Personnel › Chapter I — Office of Personnel Management › Subchapter B — Civil Service Regulations › Part 178 — Procedures for Settling Claims

## Sections

- [§178.201. Scope of subpart.](/cfr/5/178.201.md)
- [§178.202. Definitions.](/cfr/5/178.202.md)
- [§178.203. Designation of beneficiary.](/cfr/5/178.203.md)
- [§178.204. Order of payment precedence.](/cfr/5/178.204.md)
- [§178.205. Procedures upon death of employee.](/cfr/5/178.205.md)
- [§178.206. Return of unnegotiated Government checks.](/cfr/5/178.206.md)
- [§178.207. Claims settlement jurisdiction.](/cfr/5/178.207.md)
- [§178.208. Applicability of general procedures.](/cfr/5/178.208.md)