### Question
What does beneficiary mean?


### Answer
**Beneficiary** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 1002*:

> a person designated by a participant, or by the terms of an employee benefit plan, who is or may become entitled to a benefit thereunder

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS > Subtitle A-General Provisions**

