Title 5, Part 842 — Federal Employees Retirement System—basic Annuity

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

General.

Statutory exclusions.

Regulatory exclusions.

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

Employees covered under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.

Employees covered under the District of Columbia Courts and Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998.

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

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

Purpose.

Definitions.

General eligibility requirement.

Immediate voluntary retirement—basic age and service requirements.

Involuntary retirement.

Air traffic controllers.

Firefighters, customs and border protection officers, law enforcement officers, members of the Capitol or Supreme Court Police, and nuclear materials couriers.

Members of Congress.

Military reserve technicians.

Senior Executive Service, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, and Senior Cryptologic Executive Service.

Deferred retirement.

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

Purpose.

Definitions.

General.

Civilian service.

Deposits for civilian service.

Military service.

Deposits for military service.

Refunds of deductions and service credit deposits made before becoming subject to FERS.

Contract service.

Service not creditable because of an election under part 847 of this chapter.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Computation of basic annuity.

Reductions in basic annuity.

Air traffic controllers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and nuclear materials couriers.

Members of Congress and Congressional employees.

Proration of annuity for part-time service.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility for annuity supplement.

Amount of annuity supplement.

Reduction in annuity supplement because of excess earnings.

Purpose.

Definitions.

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

Election at time of retirement of a fully reduced annuity or a one-half reduced annuity to provide a former spouse annuity.

Election of insurable interest rate.

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

Waiver of spousal consent requirement.

Changes of election before final adjudication.

[Reserved]

Changes of election after final adjudication.

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

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

Division of a survivor annuity.

Computation of partial annuity reduction.

Deposits required.

Publication of present value factors.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Election requirements.

Alternative forms of annuities available.

Computation of alternative form of annuity.

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.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage.

Evidence.

Withholding and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

Transitional provisions.

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

Deposits for second-level supervisory air traffic controller service performed before February 10, 2004.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage in primary positions.

Conditions for coverage in secondary positions.

Evidence.

Requests from individuals.

Withholding and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

Applicability and purpose.

Definitions.

Conditions for coverage.

Evidence.

Withholding and contributions.

Mandatory separation.

Review of decisions.

Oversight of coverage determinations.

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

Purpose.

Allowable service.

Deposits for service.

Additional interest due to administrative error.

Purpose.

Allowable service.

Deposits for service.

Additional interest due to administrative error.