Title 5, Part 831 — Retirement

Administration.

Basic records.

Evidence.

Application.

Computation of interest.

Disclosure of information.

Computation of time.

Initial decision and reconsideration.

Appeals.

Employee deductions and agency contributions.

Definitions of employee.

Payments to children.

Voluntary early retirement-substantial delayering, reorganization, reduction in force, transfer of function, or other workforce restructuring.

Garnishment of CSRS payments.

Garnishment of payments after disbursement.

Computation of the supplemental liability.

Exclusions from retirement coverage.

Continuation of coverage for food service employees of the House of Representatives and the Senate Restaurants.

Continuation of coverage for employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

Elections of retirement coverage under the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995.

CSRS coverage determinations to be approved by OPM.

Continuation of coverage for former Federal employees of the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

Military service.

Unused sick leave.

Civilian service.

Service with the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.

Service with a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after June 18, 1952, but before January 1, 1966.

Service as a National Guard technician before January 1, 1969.

Contract service.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Eligibility to make voluntary contributions.

Procedure for making voluntary contributions.

Interest on voluntary contributions.

Withdrawal of voluntary contributions.

Purchase of additional annuity.

Time for filing application.

Automatic separation; exemption.

Retirement based on involuntary separation.

Purpose and scope.

Relation to other regulations.

Definitions.

Election at time of retirement of fully reduced annuity to provide a current spouse annuity.

Election at time of retirement of a fully reduced annuity or a partially reduced annuity to provide a former spouse annuity.

Election of insurable interest annuity.

Election of a self-only annuity or partially reduced annuity by married employees and Members.

[Reserved]

Elections by previously retired retiree with new title to an annuity.

[Reserved]

Waiver of spousal consent requirement.

Marital status at time of retirement.

Changes of election before final adjudication.

Changes of election after final adjudication.

Post-retirement election of fully reduced annuity or partially reduced annuity to provide a current spouse annuity.

Post-retirement election of fully reduced annuity or partially reduced annuity to provide a former spouse annuity.

Division of a survivor annuity.

Marriage duration requirements.

Time for filing applications for death benefits.

Remarriage.

Elections between survivor annuities.

Commencing and terminating dates of survivor annuities.

Deposits not subject to waiver.

Deposits required to change an election after final adjudication.

Actuarial reduction in annuity of retirees who make post-retirement elections to provide a current spouse annuity or a former spouse annuity.

Post-retirement survivor election deposits that were partially paid before October 1, 1993.

Payment of deposits under § 831.631, § 831.632, § 831.682, or § 831.684 under pre-October 1, 1993, law or when the retiree has died prior to October 1, 1993.

Proof of eligibility for a child's annuity.

Annuity for a child age 18 to 22 during full-time school attendance.

Rates of child annuities.

Annual notice required by Public Law 95-317.

Election by a retiree who retired before May 7, 1985, to provide a former spouse annuity.

Annuities for former spouses of employees or Members retired before May 7, 1985.

Second chance elections to provide survivor benefits.

Changes in elections to provide a current spouse annuity by a retiree who retired before May 28, 1986.

Effective dates of annuities.

Adjustment of annuities.

Computation of annuities for part-time service.

Annuities including credit for service with a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage in primary positions.

Conditions for coverage in secondary positions.

Evidence.

Requests from individuals.

Withholdings and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Reemployment.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage in primary positions.

Conditions for coverage in secondary positions.

Evidence.

Requests from individuals.

Withholdings and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Reemployment.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

Elections to be deemed a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes by certain police officers employed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).

Purpose.

Definitions.

Deductions from pay.

Agency contributions.

Offset from nondisability annuity.

Offset from disability or survivor annuity.

Scope.

Definitions.

Notice.

Answer; request for hearing.

Hearing.

Powers of presiding officers.

Witnesses.

Evidence.

Initial decision.

Appeal and review.

Final decision.

Introduction.

Definitions.

Basic requirements for disability retirement.

Filing disability retirement applications: General.

Agency-filed disability retirement applications.

Evidence supporting entitlement to disability benefits.

Withdrawal of disability retirement applications.

Termination of disability annuity because of recovery.

Termination of disability annuity because of restoration to earning capacity.

Annuity rights after a disability annuity terminates.

Reinstatement of disability annuity.

Administrative review of OPM decisions.

Purpose.

Scope.

Definitions.

Processing.

Collection of debts.

Collection by administrative offset.

Use of consumer reporting agencies.

Referral to a collection agency.

Referral for litigation.

Conditions for waiver.

Fault.

Equity and good conscience.

Financial hardship.

Ordinary and necessary living expenses.

Waiver precluded.

Burdens of proof.

Definitions.

Authorized allottees.

Limitations.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage in primary positions.

Conditions for coverage in secondary positions.

Evidence.

Requests from individuals.

Withholdings and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Reemployment.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

Elections of Retirement Coverage, exclusions from retirement coverage, and proportional annuity computations.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Implementing directives.

Eligibility.

Working percentage and officially established hours for phased employment.

Application for phased retirement.

Effective date of phased employment and phased retirement annuity commencing date.

Effect of phased retirement.

Ending phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.

Effective date of end of phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.

Effect of ending phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.

Application for full retirement status.

Commencing date of composite retirement annuity.

Computation of phased retirement annuity.

Computation of composite annuity at final retirement.

Cost-of-living adjustments.

Deposit for civilian service for which no retirement deductions were withheld and redeposit for civilian service for which retirement deductions were refunded to the individual.

Deposit for military service.

Civilian and military service of an individual affected by an erroneous retirement coverage determination.

Death of phased retiree during phased employment.

Death of an individual who has separated from phased employment and who dies before submitting an application for a composite retirement annuity.

Lump-sum credit.

Reemployment of an individual who has separated from phased employment and who dies before submitting an application for a composite retirement annuity.

Mentoring.

Purpose.

Scope.

Definitions.

Conditions for requesting an offset.

Creditor agency processing for non-fraud claims.

OPM processing for non-fraud claims.

Installment withholdings.

Special processing for fraud claims.

Definitions.

Federal-State agreements.

OPM responsibilities.

State responsibilities.

Additional provisions.

Agreement modification and termination.

Definitions.

Eligibility for lump-sum payment upon filing an Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions (SF 2802).

Eligibility for lump-sum payment upon death or retirement.

Amount of lump-sums.

Designation of beneficiary for lump-sum payment.

Designation of agent by next of kin.

Notification of current and/or former spouse before payment of lump sum.

Waiver of spouse and/or former spouse notification requirement.

Lump sum payments which include contributions made to a retirement system for employees of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.

Transfers between retirement systems.

Effect of part 772 of this chapter on CSRS lump-sum payments.

Purpose.

Scope.

Definitions.

Eligibility to make deposit.

Filing an application to make deposit.

Processing applications for deposit for service.

Payments on deposits.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Alternative forms of annuities available.

Computation of alternative form of annuity.

Election to pay deposit or redeposit for civilian service.

Partial deferred payment of the lump-sum credit if annuity commences after January 3, 1988, and before October 1, 1989.

Partial deferred payment of the lump-sum credit if annuity commences after December 2, 1989, and before October 1, 1995.

Redetermined annuity after reemployment.

Purpose.

Allowable service.

Deposits for service.

Additional interest due to administrative error.

Purpose.

Allowable service.

Deposits for service.

Additional interest due to administrative error.