50 USC § 2055 - Mandatory retirement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s2055"
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title: "50 USC § 2055 - Mandatory retirement"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "2055"
section_name: "Mandatory retirement"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Benefits Accruing to Certain Participants"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 235, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3225; amended Pub. L. 111–259, title II, § 201, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2657.)"
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# § 2055. Mandatory retirement

**(a)** **Involuntary retirement**

**(1)** **Authority of director.—** The Director may, in the Director’s discretion, place in a retired status any participant in the system described in paragraph (2).

**(2)** Paragraph (1) applies with respect to any participant who has not less than 10 years of service with the Agency and who—

**(A)** has completed at least 25 years of service; or

**(B)** is at least 50 years of age and has completed at least 20 years of service.

**(b)** **Mandatory retirement for age**

**(1)** **In general** A participant in the system shall be automatically retired from the Agency—

**(A)** upon reaching age 65, in the case of a participant in the system who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank of level 4 or above; and

**(B)** upon reaching age 60, in the case of any other participant in the system.

**(2)** **Effective date of retirement** Retirement under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the last day of the month in which the participant reaches the age applicable to that participant under that paragraph.

**(3)** **Authority for extension** In any case in which the Director determines it to be in the public interest, the Director may extend the mandatory retirement date for a participant under this subsection by a period of not to exceed 5 years.

**(c)** **Retirement benefits** section 2031 of this title

A participant retired under this section shall receive retirement benefits in accordance with .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 235, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3225; amended Pub. L. 111–259, title II, § 201, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2657.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior , title II, , ; Ex. Ord. No. 12443, § 13, , 48 F.R. 44754; , , ; , , , related to mandatory retirement and was set out as a note under  prior to the general amendment of  by .

### Amendments

2010—Subsec. (b)(1)(A).  substituted “who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank” for “receiving compensation under the Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule at the rate”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after , see , set out as a note under .