5 CFR § 839.623 - If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s839.623"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 839.623 - If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "839.623"
section_name: "If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "839"
part_name: "CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "839"
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# 839.623 If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?

No, If you decide to keep FERS, the original FERS election will remain unchanged.