20 C.F.R. § 234.41 Persons to whom an RLS is payable.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
After the death of an employee, the RLS is payable, in the following order, to: beneficiaries designated by the employee; surviving relatives of the employee in order provided by law (see §234.44); or the employee's estate.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 234—LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS
Subpart D—Residual Lump-Sum Payment
§ 234.41 Persons to whom an RLS is payable.