{"id":43,"date":"2024-03-20T17:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:18:48","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/resources\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #ef4036\"><u>LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY<\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>U.S. Senators\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0U.S. Representative<\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccormick.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Dave McCormick<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fitzpatrick.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. John Fetterman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>PA Senator\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 PA Representative<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/legis\/home\/member_information\/senate_bio.cfm?id=1179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/legis\/home\/findyourlegislator\/#address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find Your Representative<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>FOLLOW LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS MEMBERS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/narfe-voices-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from NARFE Voices<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The links in this document don\u2019t work in the \u201cview\u201d version. To follow links in the document for easy access to your legislators, download it first.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NARFE SERVICE CENTER<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The Chambersburg Chapter 1063 operates a Service Center for NARFE members out of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chambersburgpa.gov\/rec_dep\/reccenter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eugene C. Clarke, Jr. Community Center<\/a><\/strong> at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/The+Eugene+C+Clarke+Jr+Community+Center,+235+S+3rd+St,+Chambersburg,+PA+17201\/@39.9327403,-77.6610725,16z\/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c99c2b4a9be5fd:0x13393b05f1ab976f!2m2!1d-77.6585189!2d39.9326484?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">235 South Third Street in Chambersburg<\/a><\/strong>. The Service Center is open Thursdays, 9:00 AM to Noon and is staffed entirely by volunteers. They serve NARFE members with questions or issues related to Federal benefits. Call 717-264-6183 any time or if you live nearby, drop in during posted hours. Phone messages will receive a return call.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">blank line<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 id=\"medical\"><span style=\"color: #ef4036\"><u>MEDICAL AND INSURANCE BENEFITS<\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits.gov<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Your Guide to Federal Benefits<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/life-insurance\/reference-materials\/publications-forms\/fegli-handbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEGLI<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Federal Employees Group Life Insurance<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEHBP<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #000000\"><u>Federal Employees <strong>Health<\/strong><\/u><\/span> Benefits Program<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/long-term-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLTCIP<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/pshb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #000000\"><u>Postal Service <strong>Health<\/strong><\/u><\/span> Benefits Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef4036\"><u>FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED EMPLOYEES<\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employeeexpress.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employee Express<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPM<\/a> \u2013 Office of Personnel Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/oasam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OASAM<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration &amp; Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feea.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEEA<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Emergency Loans, Disaster Relief, Scholarships<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2026\/01\/how-federal-retirement-benefits-are-calculated-and-where-estimates-go-wrong\/410719\/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Retirement Benefits are Calculated<\/strong><\/a> (Government Executive) \u2013 Employment facts to check before retiring<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/f-100fill-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Be Prepared for Life\u2019s Events<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A booklet for all the personal information your Executor needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 id=\"retirement\"><span style=\"color: #ef4036\"><u>RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND RESOURCES<\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Office of Personnel Management \u2013 OPM<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retirement Center<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/my-annuity-and-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Annuity and Benefits<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/csrs-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSRS<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/fers-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FERS<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/onlineservices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Security Administration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicare<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check here for NARFE Chapter 1287 Links to NARFE National and other resources for legislative and benefits information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1287\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}