What does SBP stand for and how is it managed in CPPA?

• A. Special Benefit Plan; CPPA handles only enrollment.
• B. Survivor Benefit Program; CPPA manages medical entitlements.
• C. Social Benefit Pension; CPPA handles pension payments.
• D. Survivor Benefit Plan; CPPA handles deductions and beneficiary entitlements associated with SBP.

Answer: (D)

SBP stands for Survivor Benefit Plan, a DoD program that provides a monthly annuity to eligible survivors after a service member’s death. In CPPA, the management of SBP focuses on two main tasks: processing the deductions from the service member’s pay to fund the SBP, and administering the beneficiary entitlements—the people who will receive the SBP payments and the conditions under which those payments are made. This includes setting up and updating SBP elections, ensuring the correct beneficiary is paid, and handling changes when life events occur (like divorce, remarriage, or the beneficiary’s death). This role is specifically about deductions and who is entitled to the SBP payments, not about medical entitlements or general pension payments.