5 CFR § 841.702 - Definitions.

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title: "5 CFR § 841.702 - Definitions."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "841.702"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
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part_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8461; Sec. 841.108 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; Secs. 841.110 and 841.111 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8470(a); subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8423; Sec. 841.504 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8422; Sec. 841.507 also issued under section 505 of Pub. L. 99-335; subpart J also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8469; Sec. 841.506 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 7701(b)(2); Sec. 841.508 also issued under section 505 of Pub. L. 99-335; Sec. 841.604 also issued under Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 780; Sec. 5001 of Pub. L. 112-96 at 126 Stat. 199."
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# 841.702 Definitions.

In this subpart—

*Annuity supplement* means the benefit under subpart E of part 842 of this chapter. An *annuity supplement* is only payable to retirees.

*Basic annuity* means the benefits computed under subpart D of part 842 of this chapter and payable to retirees.

*Basic employee death benefit* means the basic employee death benefit as defined in § 843.102 of this chapter.

*Beneficiary of insurable interest annuity* means a person receiving a recurring benefit under FERS that is payable (after the employee's, Members, or retiree's death) to a person designated to receive such an annuity under § 842.605 of this chapter.

*COLA* means a cost-of-living adjustment.

*Combined CSRS/FERS annuity* means the recurring benefit with a CSRS component and a FERS component. A “combined CSRS/FERS annuity” is only payable to a retiree who as an employee elected to transfer to FERS under part 846 of this chapter, who at the time of transfer had at least 5 years of service creditable under CSRS (excluding service that was subject to both social security and partial CSRS deductions), and who was covered by FERS for at least 1 month.

*CSRS* means the Civil Service Retirement System as described in subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code.

*CSRS component* means the portion of a combined CSRS/FERS annuity that is computed under CSRS rules.

*Current spouse annuity* means a current spouse annuity as defined in § 842.602 of this chapter.

*Disability retiree* means a retiree who retired under part 844 of this chapter.

*Effective date* means the date annuities increased by a COLA begin to accrue at the higher rate.

*FERS* means the Federal Employees Retirement System as defined in chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.

*FERS component* means the portion of a combined CSRS/FERS annuity computed under FERS rules.

*Former spouse annuity* means a former spouse annuity as defined in § 842.602 of this chapter.

*Initial monthly rate* means the monthly annuity rate that a retiree (other than a disability retiree) is entitled to receive at the time of retirement (as defined in § 842.602 of this chapter).

*Percentage change* means the percent change in the price index as defined in section 8462(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code.

*Retiree* means a retiree as defined in § 842.602 of this chapter.

*Survivor* means a person receiving a current spouse annuity or a former spouse annuity, or the beneficiary of an insurable interest annuity. As used in this subpart, “survivor” does not include a child annuitant.

*Survivor supplement* means the recurring benefit payable to a survivor under § 843.308 of this chapter.