Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§8344 Annuities and pay on reemployment
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart G— - Insurance and Annuities › Chapter CHAPTER 83— - RETIREMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT › § 8344
Summary
If you get an annuity from the Fund and you go back to work under the same federal retirement rules, your annuity will usually keep paying. You can choose to have retirement deductions taken from your pay so your annuity can be increased later. Also, your lump‑sum credit cannot be lowered because you kept getting annuity payments while you worked. Some people do not keep getting annuity when they are reemployed: disability annuitants who returned to work because they recovered, people whose annuity ended under certain reemployment rules, those whose annuity ended because they were appointed or elected to certain offices (including some Members), and people who become regular active justices or judges (their annuity stops while they serve and restarts at the same amount when they leave). There are special rules for Members who take appointive or elective jobs and for some who separated after December 31, 1958. Certain former annuitants employed before December 31, 1987 in FAA or Defense air‑traffic control duties are also treated differently, but their pay plus annuity in any pay period cannot be more than the rate for Executive Schedule level V. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, agency heads, the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and certain congressional committees can grant limited waivers so an annuitant may work without losing annuity in hard‑to‑fill jobs or emergencies. A “limited time appointee” is a temporary hire of 1 year or less. Waivers for limited time appointees are allowed only for listed needs (for example, critical missions, certain recovery or oversight work, procurement, inspector general help, training, hiring, or emergencies). Limits: no more than 520 hours of service in the first 6 months after an annuity starts, no more than 1,040 hours in any 12‑month period, and no more than 3,120 hours total. No more than 2.5% of an agency’s full‑time staff may have waivers. If waivers exceed 1% of staff, the agency must report to two Congressional committees and OPM and send a succession plan within 180 days. The agency head’s authority to grant these limited time waivers ends on December 31, 2024. For these waiver rules, the Government Accountability Office is not an “Executive agency,” and employees covered by a waiver are not counted as employees under the retirement chapters.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §8344
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(a)If an annuitant receiving annuity from the Fund, except—
(1)a disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated because of his recovery or restoration of earning capacity;
(2)an annuitant whose annuity, based on an involuntary separation (other than an automatic separation or an involuntary separation for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency), is terminated under subsection (b) of this section;
(3)an annuitant whose annuity is terminated under subsection (c) of this section; or
(4)a Member receiving annuity from the Fund;
(A)deductions for the Fund may be withheld from his pay (if the employee so elects), and his annuity on termination of employment is increased by an annuity computed under section 8339(a), (b), (d), (e), (h), (i), (n), (q), (r), and (s) as may apply based on the period of employment and the basic pay, before deduction, averaged during that employment; and
(B)his lump-sum credit may not be reduced by annuity paid during that employment.
(b)If an annuitant, other than a Member receiving an annuity from the Fund, whose annuity is based on an involuntary separation (other than an automatic separation or an involuntary separation for cause or charges on misconduct or delinquency) is reemployed in a position in which he is subject to this subchapter, payment of the annuity terminates on reemployment.
(c)If an annuitant, other than a Member receiving an annuity from the Fund, is appointed by the President to a position in which he is subject to this subchapter, or is elected as a Member, payment of the annuity terminates on reemployment. Upon separation from such position, an individual whose annuity is so terminated is entitled to have his rights redetermined under this subchapter, except that the amount of the annuity resulting from such redetermination shall be at least equal to the amount of the terminated annuity plus any increases under section 8340 of this title occurring after the termination and before the commencement of the redetermined annuity.
(d)If a Member receiving annuity from the Fund becomes employed in an appointive or elective position, annuity payments are discontinued during the employment and resumed on termination of the employment in the amount equal to the sum of the amount of the annuity the member was receiving immediately before the commencement of the employment and the amount of the increases which would have been made in the amount of the annuity under section 8340 of this title during the period of the employment if the annuity had been payable during that period, except that—
(1)the retired Member or Member separated with title to immediate or deferred annuity, who serves at any time after separation as a Member in an appointive position in which he is subject to this subchapter, is entitled, if he so elects, to have his Member annuity computed or recomputed as if the service had been performed before his separation as a Member and the annuity as so computed or recomputed is effective—
(A)the day Member annuity commences; or
(B)the day after the date of separation from the appointive position;
(2)if the retired Member becomes employed after December 31, 1958, in an appointive position on an intermittent-service basis—
(A)his annuity continues during the employment and is not increased as a result of service performed during that employment;
(B)retirement deductions may not be withheld from his pay;
(C)an amount equal to the annuity allocable to the period of actual employment shall be deducted from his pay, except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under section 5551 of this title; and
(D)the amounts so deducted shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund;
(3)if the retired Member becomes employed after December 31, 1958, in an appointive position without pay on a full-time or substantially full-time basis, his annuity continues during the employment and is not increased as a result of service performed during the employment; and
(4)if the retired Member takes office as Member and gives notice as provided by section 8331(2) of this title, his service as Member during that period shall be credited in determining his right to and the amount of later annuity.
(e)This section does not apply to an individual appointed to serve as a Governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.
(f)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if an annuitant receiving annuity from the Fund, except a Member receiving annuity from the Fund, becomes employed as a justice or judge of the United States, as defined by section 451 of title 28, annuity payments are discontinued during such employment and are resumed in the same amount upon resignation or retirement from regular active service as such a justice or judge.
(g)A former employee or a former Member who becomes employed as a justice or judge of the United States, as defined by section 451 of title 28, may, at any time prior to resignation or retirement from regular active service as such a justice or judge, apply for and be paid, in accordance with section 8342(a) of this title, the amount (if any) by which the lump-sum credit exceeds the total annuity paid, notwithstanding the time limitation contained in such section for filing an application for payment.
(h)(1)Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall not apply to any annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund while such annuitant is employed, during any period described in section 5532(f)(2) of this title (as in effect before the repeal of that section by section 651(a) of Public Law 106–65) or any portion thereof, under the administrative authority of the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, or the Secretary of Defense to perform duties in the operation of the air traffic control system or to train other individuals to perform such duties: Provided, however, That the amount such an annuitant may receive in pay, excluding premium pay, in any pay period when aggregated with the annuity payable during that same period shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(2)Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply only in the case of any annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund who, before December 31, 1987, applied for retirement or separated from the service while being entitled to an annuity under this chapter.
(i)(1)The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of an Executive agency—
(A)waive the application of the preceding provisions of this section on a case-by-case basis for employees in positions for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee; or
(B)grant authority to the head of such agency to waive the application of the preceding provisions of this section, on a case-by-case basis, for an employee serving on a temporary basis, but only if, and for so long as, the authority is necessary due to an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property or other unusual circumstances.
(2)The Office shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of any authority under this subsection, including criteria for any exercise of authority and procedures for terminating a delegation of authority under paragraph (1)(B).
(j)(1)If warranted by circumstances described in subsection (i)(1)(A) or (B) (as applicable), the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall, with respect to an employee in the judicial branch, have the same waiver authority as would be available to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or a duly authorized agency head, under subsection (i) with respect to an employee of an Executive agency.
(2)Authority under this subsection may not be exercised with respect to a justice or judge of the United States, as defined in section 451 of title 28.
(k)(1)If warranted by circumstances described in subsection (i)(1)(A) or (B) (as applicable), an official or committee designated in paragraph (2) shall, with respect to the employees specified in the applicable subparagraph of such paragraph, have the same waiver authority as would be available to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or a duly authorized agency head, under subsection (i) with respect to an employee of an Executive agency.
(2)Authority under this subsection may be exercised—
(A)with respect to an employee of an agency in the legislative branch, by the head of such agency;
(B)with respect to an employee of the House of Representatives, by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives; and
(C)with respect to an employee of the Senate, by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(3)Any exercise of authority under this subsection shall be in conformance with such written policies and procedures as the agency head, the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (as applicable) shall prescribe, consistent with the provisions of this subsection.
(4)For the purpose of this subsection, “agency in the legislative branch”, “employee of the House of Representatives”, “employee of the Senate”, and “congressional employee” each has the meaning given to it in section 5531 of this title.
(l)(1)For purposes of this subsection—
(A)the term “head of an agency” means—
(i)the head of an Executive agency, other than the Department of Defense or the Government Accountability Office;
(ii)the head of the United States Postal Service;
(iii)the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, with respect to employees of the judicial branch; and
(iv)any employing authority described under subsection (k)(2), other than the Government Accountability Office; and
(B)the term “limited time appointee” means an annuitant appointed under a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less.
(2)The head of an agency may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) with respect to any annuitant who is employed in such agency as a limited time appointee, if the head of the agency determines that the employment of the annuitant is necessary to—
(A)fulfill functions critical to the mission of the agency, or any component of that agency;
(B)assist in the implementation or oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) or the Troubled Asset Relief Program under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.);
(C)assist in the development, management, or oversight of agency procurement actions;
(D)assist the Inspector General for that agency in the performance of the mission of that Inspector General;
(E)promote appropriate training or mentoring programs of employees;
(F)assist in the recruitment or retention of employees; or
(G)respond to an emergency involving a direct threat to life of property or other unusual circumstances.
(3)The head of an agency may not waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) with respect to an annuitant—
(A)for more than 520 hours of service performed by that annuitant during the period ending 6 months following the individual’s annuity commencing date;
(B)for more than 1040 hours of service performed by that annuitant during any 12-month period; or
(C)for more than a total of 3120 hours of service performed by that annuitant.
(4)(A)The total number of annuitants to whom a waiver by the head of an agency under this subsection or section 8468(i) applies may not exceed 2.5 percent of the total number of full-time employees of that agency.
(B)If the total number of annuitants to whom a waiver by the head of an agency under this subsection or section 8468(i) applies exceeds 1 percent of the total number of full-time employees of that agency, the head of that agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Office of Personnel Management—
(i)a report with an explanation that justifies the need for the waivers in excess of that percentage; and
(ii)not later than 180 days after submitting the report under clause (i), a succession plan.
(5)(A)The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations providing for the administration of this subsection.
(B)Any regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) may—
(i)provide standards for the maintenance and form of necessary records of employment under this subsection;
(ii)to the extent not otherwise expressly prohibited by law, require employing agencies to provide records of such employment to the Office of Personnel Management or other employing agencies as necessary to ensure compliance with paragraph (3);
(iii)authorize other administratively convenient periods substantially equivalent to 12 months, such as 26 pay periods, to be used in determining compliance with paragraph (3)(B);
(iv)include such other administrative requirements as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may find appropriate to provide for the effective operation of, or to ensure compliance with, this subsection; and
(v)encourage the training and mentoring of employees by any limited time appointee employed under this subsection.
(6)(A)Any hours of training or mentoring of employees by any limited time appointee employed under this subsection shall not be included in the hours of service performed for purposes of paragraph (3), but those hours of training or mentoring may not exceed 520 hours.
(B)If the primary service performed by any limited time appointee employed under this subsection is training or mentoring of employees, the hours of that service shall be included in the hours of service performed for purposes of paragraph (3).
(7)The authority of the head of an agency under this subsection to waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) shall terminate on December 31, 2024.
(m)(1)For the purpose of subsections (i) through (l), “Executive agency” shall not include the Government Accountability Office.
(2)An employee as to whom a waiver under subsection (i), (j), (k), or (l) is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes of this chapter or chapter 84 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
1966 Act DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2263 (less (a)).
July 31, 1956, ch. 804, § 401 “Sec. 13 (less (a))”, 70 Stat. 757.
July 7, 1960, Pub. L. 86–604, § 1(f), 74 Stat. 358.
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–622, § 3(a), 74 Stat. 410. Oct. 4, 1961, Pub. L. 87–350, § 5, 75 Stat. 771. In subsections (a) and (b), the words “except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under section 61b of this title” are omitted as unnecessary as section 5551(a) provides that a “lump-sum leave payment is considered pay for taxation purposes only”. In subsection (a), the words “after
September 30, 1956” are substituted for “hereafter” on authority of § 406 of the Act of
July 31, 1956, ch. 804, 70 Stat. 761. In paragraph (2), the words “other than an automatic separation” are substituted for “excluding a separation under the automatic separation provisions of this chapter”. In the third sentence, the words “and this provision concerning the lump-sum leave payments shall also be effective in the case of each retired employee separated from reemployment after
December 15, 1953, and before the
Effective Date
of the Civil Service Retirement Act
Amendments
of 1956” are omitted as executed, and any existing rights are preserved by technical section 8. In the fourth sentence, the words “except as President” are added to preserve the exception stated in former section 2252(b). In the penultimate sentence, the words “after
October 3, 1961” are substituted for “on or after
October 4, 1961”. In the last sentence, the words “in any manner” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “receiving annuity from the Fund” are substituted for “heretofore or hereafter retired under this chapter”. The word “hereafter” is omitted as unnecessary. In paragraph (1)(B), the words “the day after” are substituted for “the first day of the month following” on authority of former section 2264(b), which is carried into section 8345(b). In paragraph (1), former clause (C) is omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2)(D), the words “of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. 1967 Act Section of title 5Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8344(a)5 App.: 2263(b) (last sentence).Mar. 30, 1966, Pub. L. 89–378, § 1, 80 Stat. 93. In subsection (a), the words “after
July 11, 1960” are substituted for “on or after
July 12, 1960.” In subsection (b)(1), the amendment is made for consistency within the subchapter. In the codification of 5 U.S.C. 8344 by Public Law 89–554, the words “except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under section 61b of this title” were omitted from the third sentence of subsection (a) and from subsection (b)(2)(C) on the basis that they were unnecessary since former 5 U.S.C. 61b [now codified as 5 U.S.C. 5551(a)] provided that a lump-sum leave payment was considered pay for taxation purposes only. This amendment restores to 5 U.S.C. 8344 the language that was so omitted to conform to the source statute (section 13 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended) and in recognition that the language was expressly placed in the source statute to overcome certain decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States (see 28 Comp. Gen. 294; 33 id. 591, and 36 id. 209).
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Level V of the Executive Schedule, referred to in subsec. (h)(1), is set out in section 5316 of this title. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (l)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 111–5, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 115. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
of 2009 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and Tables. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (l)(2)(B), is div. A of Pub. L. 110–343, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3765. Title I of the Act is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5211 et seq.) of chapter 52 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 5201 of Title 12 and Tables. Codification Amendment of subsec. (h)(2) by Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591 is based on provisions under the subheading “Federal Aviation Administration, Operations”, in title I of H.R. 5205 (Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987), as incorporated by reference by section 101(l) of Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591, and enacted into law by section 106 of Pub. L. 100–202. Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.
Amendments
2019—Subsec. (l)(7). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “
December 31, 2024” for “
December 31, 2019”. 2014—Subsec. (l)(7). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “on
December 31, 2019” for “5 years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010”. 2011—Subsec. (l)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “5211 et seq.” for “5201 et seq.” 2009—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1122(a)(1), (2), added subsec. (l). Former subsec. (l) redesignated (m). Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1122(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (l) as (m). Subsec. (m)(1). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1122(a)(3)(A), substituted “(l)” for “(k)”. Subsec. (m)(2). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1122(a)(3)(B), substituted “(k), or (l)” for “or (k)”. 2004—Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”. 2000—Subsec. (a)(A). Pub. L. 106–553 substituted “(q), (r), and (s)” for “(q), and (r)”. Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 106–398 inserted “(as in effect before the repeal of that section by section 651(a) of Public Law 106–65)” after “section 5532(f)(2) of this title”. 1997—Subsec. (a)(A). Pub. L. 105–61 substituted “(q), and (r)” for “and (q) of this title”. Subsec. (k)(2)(B), (3). Pub. L. 105–55 substituted “the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives” for “the Speaker of the House of Representatives”. 1992—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–378 repealed Pub. L. 101–510, § 1206(j)(2). See 1990 Amendment note below. 1991—Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 102–190, § 655(b)(2), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “An employee to whom a waiver under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) applies shall not be deemed an employee for the purposes of this chapter or chapter 84 while such waiver is in effect.” Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 102–190, § 655(b)(1), added subsecs. (j) to (l). 1990—Subsec. (a)(A). Pub. L. 101–428 substituted “(i), (n), and (q)” for “(i), and (n)”. Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1206(j)(2), added a subsec. (i) identical to that added by Pub. L. 101–509, see below. Pub. L. 102–378, § 8(a), repealed Pub. L. 101–510, § 1206(j)(2), and provided that this title shall read as if such section 1206(j)(2) had not been enacted. Pub. L. 101–509 added subsec. (i). 1988—Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 100–457 substituted “1987” for “1986”. 1987—Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(l) [title I], substituted “
December 31, 1986” for “
April 1, 1986”. For amendment by section 106 of Pub. L. 100–202, see 1986 Amendment note below. 1986—Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 99–500 and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(l), as enacted by Pub. L. 100–202, § 106, substituted “
April 1, 1986” for “
April 1, 1985”. See Codification note above. 1985—Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 99–88 inserted proviso directing that the amount an annuitant may receive in pay, excluding premium pay, in any pay period when aggregated with the annuity payable during that same period shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule. Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “
April 1, 1985” for “
August 3, 1981”. 1984—Subsec. (a)(A). Pub. L. 98–353 substituted “and (n)” for “and (o)”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–396 substituted “on termination of the employment in the amount equal to the sum of the amount of the annuity the member was receiving immediately before the commencement of the employment and the amount of the increases which would have been made in the amount of the annuity under section 8340 of this title during the period of the employment if the annuity had been payable during that period” for “in the same amount on termination of the employment”. Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 98–525 inserted “or the Secretary of Defense”. 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–346 inserted “unless the individual elects to have such deductions withheld under subparagraph (A)” and “(to the extent deposits or deductions have not otherwise been made)”. Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 97–346 inserted “deductions for the Fund may be withheld from his pay (if the employee so elects)”. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 97–276 added subsec. (h). 1981—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–141 inserted provision that upon separation from such position, an individual whose annuity is so terminated is entitled to have his rights redetermined under this subchapter, except that the amount of the annuity resulting from such redetermination shall be at least equal to the amount of the terminated annuity plus any increases under section 8340 of this title occurring after the termination and before the commencement of the redetermined annuity. 1980—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–179 inserted “or is elected as a Member,” after “subject to this subchapter,”. Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 96–504 added subsecs. (f) and (g). 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–598 inserted reference to subsec. (o) of section 8339 of this title in par. (A). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Commission” in provisions following par. (B). 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–397, § 1(a), inserted provisions requiring applicability to annuitants whose annuity is terminated under subsecs. (b) and (c) of this section, authorizing deducted amounts to be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund, and covering described employment continuing for the equivalent of five years in the case of part-time employment, and struck out provisions requiring employment after Sept. 30, 1956, or service on
July 31, 1956, for application of coverage, and redetermination rights for an annuitant whose annuity is based on involuntary separation from the service and who is separated after
July 11, 1960 for full-time employment began before Oct. 1, 1956. Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 94–397, § 1(b), added subsecs. (b) and (c). Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (d) and (e), respectively. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–397, § 1(b), (c), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (d) and struck out prohibition of application of subsec. to a Member appointed by the President to a position not requiring confirmation by the Senate. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94–397, § 1(b), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e). 1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–297 substituted “section 8339(a), (b), (d), (e), (h), and (i)” for “section 8339(a), (b), (d), (g), and (h)”, in subpar. (A), and “section 8339(j) or section 8339(k)(2)” for “section 8339(i) or section 8339(j)(2)”, in sentence following cl. (ii). 1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–658 substituted provisions respecting reemployed annuitants and reduction in their annuity and increase in survivor annuity, notice to Commission of a desire not to increase the survivor annuity, increase in survivor annuity where annuitant dies while still reemployed, and redetermination of rights to survivor annuity where reemployment continued for five or more years upon election to deposit in the Fund, for prior provision that employment of an annuitant did not create an annuity for or affect the annuity of a survivor. 1970—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–375 added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
Effective Date
of 2014 Amendment Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XI, § 1107(c), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3527, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 8468 of this title] shall be effective as of October 28, 2014.”
Effective Date
of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–553 effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on Dec. 21, 2000, and applicable only to an individual who is employed as a member of the Supreme Court Police after Dec. 21, 2000, see section 1(a)(2) [title III, § 308(i), (j)] of Pub. L. 106–553, set out in a Supreme Court Police Retirement note under section 8331 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–61 applicable to any annuity commencing before, on, or after Oct. 10, 1997, and effective with regard to any payment made after the first month following Oct. 10, 1997, see section 516(b) of Pub. L. 105–61, set out as a note under section 8334 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–378 effective Nov. 5, 1990, see section 9(b)(6) of Pub. L. 102–378, set out as a note under section 6303 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, § 305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1990 Amendment note under section 5301 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1986 Amendment Pub. L. 100–202, § 106, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–433, provided that the amendment by Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591 is effective on date of enactment [Oct. 18, 1986] of the “pertinent joint resolution” making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1987 [Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591].
Effective Date
of 1984
Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–525 effective Oct. 1, 1984, see section 1537(f) of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 4109 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective July 10, 1984, see section 122(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 151 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date
of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–276 effective at 5 o’clock ante meridian eastern daylight time, Aug. 3, 1981, see section 151(h)(1) of Pub. L. 97–276, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 5546a of this title.
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of 1981 Amendment Pub. L. 97–141, § 5(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1719, provided that: “(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to individuals whose annuities terminate under section 8344(c) of title 5, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1976. “(2) In the case of an individual whose reemployment ended before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 1981], the amendment shall apply only upon application by the individual to the Office of Personnel Management within one year after the date of enactment. Upon receipt of such application, the Office shall recompute the annuity, effective as of the day following the day reemployment ended.”
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of 1980 Amendment Pub. L. 96–504, § 6, Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2742, provided that: “(a) The provisions of this Act [amending this section, repealing section 375 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 8342 of this title and section 376 of Title 28] shall take effect on—“(1) the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1980], or “(2) October 1, 1980, whichever date is later. “(b) The provisions of subsection (f) of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, as added by the first section of this Act, shall apply only to an individual who becomes employed as a justice or judge of the United States on or after the
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of this Act. The provisions of subsection (g) of such section, as added by the first section of this Act, shall apply to an individual employed as a justice or judge of the United States on the
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of this Act and to an individual appointed as such a justice or judge on or after such
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.”
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of 1978
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Amendment by Pub. L. 95–598 effective Nov. 6, 1978, see section 402(d) of Pub. L. 95–598, set out as an
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note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy. Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
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of 1976 Amendment Pub. L. 94–397, § 2, Sept. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1203, provided that: “(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the
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made by this Act [amending this section and section 8339 of this title] shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 3, 1976] or
October 1, 1976, whichever is later, and shall apply to annuitants serving in appointive or elective positions on and after such date. “(b) The amendment made by subsection (c) of the first section of this Act [amending this section] shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 3, 1976] or
October 1, 1976, whichever is later, but shall not apply to any annuitant reemployed before such date.”
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of 1972 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 92–297 effective on 90th day after May 16, 1972, see section 10 of Pub. L. 92–297, set out as an
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note under section 3381 of this title.
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of 1971 Amendment Pub. L. 91–658, § 5(d), Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1963, provided that: “The amendment made by section 4 of this Act [amending this section] shall apply only with respect to a reemployed annuitant whose employment terminates on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 8, 1971].”
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of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an
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note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
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of 1967 AmendmentAmendment by section 1(83)(A), (D) of Pub. L. 90–83 effective as of Sept. 6, 1966, for all purposes, see section 9(h) of Pub. L. 90–83, set out as a note under section 5102 of this title. Elimination of Duplicative
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Pub. L. 102–378, § 8(a), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1359, provided that: “Subsections (i) and (j) of section 1206 of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act, as contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1662, 1663) [enacting section 5380 of this title, amending this section and section 5532 and 8468 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 5532 and 5380 of this title], are repealed, and title 5, United States Code, shall read as if such subsections had not been enacted.”
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of 2009 Amendment Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XI, § 1122(c), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2509, provided that: “Nothing in the
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made by this section [amending this section, section 8468 of this title, and section 1005 of Title 39, Postal Service] may be construed to authorize the waiver of the hiring preferences under chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code in selecting annuitants to employ in an appointive or elective position.” Annual Report to Congress Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 655(d), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1393, provided that: “(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term ‘agency in the legislative branch’ has the meaning given such term by section 5531(4) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). “(2) Each agency in the legislative branch shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, for each calendar year, a written report on how any authority made available as a result of the enactment of this section [amending this section and section 5531, 5532, and 8468 of this title] was used by such agency during the period covered by such report. “(3) A report under this subsection—“(A) shall include the number of instances in which each type of authority was exercised, the circumstances justifying the exercise of authority, and, unless previously submitted, a description of the policies and procedures governing each type of authority exercised; and “(B) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of the calendar year to which it relates.” Commission on the Operation of the Senate Pub. L. 94–252, Mar. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 294, provided that: “On and after the date of the enactment of the joint resolution [Mar. 30, 1976], the provisions of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any individual serving as a member of the Commission on the Operation of the Senate.”
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5 U.S.C. § 8344
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