§ 8135 — Lump-sum Payment

(a) The liability of the United States for compensation to a beneficiary in the case of death or of permanent total or permanent partial disability may be discharged by a lump-sum payment equal to the present value of all future payments of compensation computed at 4 percent true discount compounded annually if— (1) the monthly payment to the beneficiary is less than $50 a month; (2) the beneficiary is or is about to become a nonresident of the United States; or (3) the Secretary of Labor determines that it is for the best interest of the beneficiary. (b) On remarriage before reaching age 55 a widow or widower entitled to compensation under section 8133 of this title, shall be paid a lump sum equal to twenty-four times the monthly compensation payment (excluding compensation on account of another individual) to which he was entitled immediately before the remarriage.