Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8585 Computation of life annuity
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART III— - EDUCATION AND TRAINING › Chapter CHAPTER 857— - RETIREMENT OF CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF THE TEACHING STAFFS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY AND UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL › § 8585
Summary
A civilian who retires under the civilian retirement rules gets a life annuity equal to their chosen average annual pay over any five consecutive allowable years multiplied by their years of service (up to 35) and then divided by 70. Any annuity paid under the required annuity policy counts toward that total, and if the policy pays less than the computed amount, the Secretary of the Navy must pay the difference from appropriated funds.
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Title 10, §8585
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Each civilian member who retires under section 8584 of this title is entitled to a life annuity computed by multiplying his average annual compensation during any five consecutive years of allowable service, at his option, by his number of years of service, not exceeding 35, and dividing the product by 70. The retirement annuity payable to a retired civilian member under a policy required by section 8582 of this title is counted as part of the retirement annuity provided in this section. Any difference between the amount received by the retired civilian member under his annuity policy and the total annual amount to which he is entitled under this section shall be paid to him by the Secretary of the Navy from appropriations made for this purpose.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 708534 U.S.C. 1073c–1 (less 2d proviso).Jan. 16, 1936, ch. 3, § 4A (less 2d proviso); added Nov. 28, 1943, ch. 331, § 1, 57 Stat. 594. The words “terminable on his death at the rate of the following total annual amount” are omitted as surplusage, since they are covered by the words “life annuity”. The words “basic salary, pay, or” are omitted as surplusage, since they are covered by the word “compensation”. The first proviso is omitted as unnecessary, since all existing rights and benefits of persons affected by this title are protected by a general saving provision.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 8584” for “section 7084” and “section 8582” for “section 7082”. Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(c)(1), renumbered section 7085 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. Increase in Annuities of Civilian Members Who Retired Before
April 1, 1948 Pub. L. 85–861, § 30, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1563, provided that: “(a) A retired civilian member of the teaching staff of the United States Naval Academy or the United States Naval Postgraduate School who retired before
April 1, 1948, is entitled to be paid, out of applicable current appropriations, $300 a year in addition to the annuity to which he is entitled under section 7085 [now 8585] of title 10. “(b) A retired civilian member whose annuity, when increased by $300 under subsection (a), is less than $1,860 is entitled to be paid an additional $300 a year out of applicable current appropriations. “(c) Additions to the annuities of retired civilian members under subsection (b) do not increase the annuities payable to the survivors of those members.” Increase of Annuities—1957 Pub. L. 85–40,
May 31, 1957, 71 Stat. 42, provided: “That the annuities, payable under chapter 607 [now 857] of title 10, United States Code, to civilian members of the teaching staff of the United States Naval Academy or the United States Naval Postgraduate School are increased as follows: That portion of an annuity which is not in excess of $1,500 is increased by 12 per centum, and that portion of an annuity which is in excess of $1,500 is increased by 8 per centum. These increases shall not exceed the sum necessary to increase the annuity to $4,104, and are in addition to the increases authorized by Public Law 371, Eighty-fourth Congress. The monthly installments of each annuity shall be fixed at the nearest dollar. “Sec. 2. The increases provided by section 1, when added to the annuities of retired civilian members of the teaching staff of the United States Naval Academy or the United States Naval Postgraduate School, do not increase the annuities of their survivors. The annuity of any such survivor, however, who is entitled to or becomes entitled to an annuity under chapter 607 [now 857] of title 10, United States Code, shall be increased in accordance with the following schedule: “If annuity commences between—Portion of annuity not in excess of $1,500 shall be increased by—Portion of annuity in excess of $1,500 shall be increased by— per centumper centum Jan. 16, 1936, and
June 30, 1955128
July 1, 1955, and Dec. 31, 1955107 Jan. 1, 1956, and
June 30, 195686
July 1, 1956, and Dec. 31, 195664 Jan. 1, 1957, and
June 30, 195742
July 1, 1957, and Dec. 31, 195721 “Sec. 3. Any provision of law, enacted after the
Effective Date
of this Act [
May 31, 1957], which increases the annuities of retired employees and their survivors who are entitled to annuities under the Civil Service Retirement Act of
May 29, 1930, as amended (5 U.S.C. 691 et seq.) [now covered by section 8331 et seq. 30 of Title 5], shall be applicable in like manner and to the same extent to civilian members of the teaching staff of the United States Naval Academy and of the United States Naval Postgraduate School and their survivors who are entitled to annuities under chapter 607 [now 857] of title 10, United States Code.”
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10 U.S.C. § 8585
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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