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5 CFR § 846.703 - Effective date of FERS coverage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s846.703"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 846.703 - Effective date of FERS coverage."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "846.703"
section_name: "Effective date of FERS coverage."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "846"
part_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—ELECTIONS OF COVERAGE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8347(a) and 8461(g) and Title III of Pub. L. 99-335, 100 Stat. 517; Sec. 846.201(b) also issued under 5 U.S.C. 7701(b)(2) and section 153 of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321; Sec. 846.201(d) also issued under section 11246(b) of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 251; Sec. 846.201(d) also issued under section 7(e) of Pub. L. 105-274, 112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 846.202 also issued under section 301(d)(3) of Pub. L. 99-335, 100 Stat. 517; Sec. 846.204(b) also issued under Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 778; Sec. 846.726 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 1104; subpart G also issued under section 642 of Pub. L. 105-61, 111 Stat. 1272."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 19235, May 21, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "846"
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# 846.703 Effective date of FERS coverage.

An election under this subpart is effective on the later of—

(a) The first day of the pay period beginning after the date the election and any required supporting documentation is received by the employing office; or

(b) The first day of the pay period beginning after July 1, 1998.