5 USC § 8403 - Relationship to the Social Security Act

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s8403"
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title: "5 USC § 8403 - Relationship to the Social Security Act"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8403"
section_name: "Relationship to the Social Security Act"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–335, title I, § 101(a), June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 522.)"
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# § 8403. Relationship to the Social Security Act

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the benefits payable under the System are in addition to the benefits payable under the Social Security Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–335, title I, § 101(a), June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 522.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.