§ 831.1511 Authorized allottees

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(a) An annuitant may make an allotment to the national office or headquarters of any of the following organizations:

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(1)(1) A labor organization recognized under Executive Order 11491, as amended;

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(2)(2) An employee organization recognized under 5 U.S.C. 8901(8);

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(3)(3) Other lawful organizations which:

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(3)(i)(i) Are national in scope,

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(3)(ii)(ii) Are nonprofit and noncommercial, existing primarily for the purpose of representing employee or annuitant interests in their dealings with employing agencies or OPM,

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(3)(iii)(iii) Consist primarily of Federal employees and/or annuitants, and

5 CFR 831.1511(a)(3)(iv)(iv) Existed as of December 23, 1975.

5 CFR 831.1511(b)(b) OPM, in its sole discretion, may approve the individual organizations which may receive allotments only after the organization has collected, in accordance with procedures prescribed by OPM, a minimum of two thousand (2,000) allotment authorizations from civil service annuitants.

5 CFR 831.1511(c)(c) OPM shall permit an annuitant to make an allotment to an organization only when:

5 CFR 831.1511(c)(1)(1) The organization has been approved as an allottee by OPM, and

5 CFR 831.1511(c)(2)(2) The organization has agreed in writing to solicit and process allotments in accordance with requirements prescribed by OPM.