Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§8713 Effect of other statutes
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart G— - Insurance and Annuities › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - LIFE INSURANCE › § 8713
Summary
No law outside this chapter can make someone who works for a non‑government employer eligible for benefits under this chapter if they would not otherwise qualify, for anyone who began that kind of job on or after October 1, 1988.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §8713
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any provision of law outside of this chapter which provides coverage or any other benefit under this chapter to any individuals who (based on their being employed by an entity other than the Government) would not otherwise be eligible for any such coverage or benefit shall not apply with respect to any individual appointed, transferred, or otherwise commencing that type of employment on or after October 1, 1988.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8713, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(93), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(1), (4), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224, 1225, provided for an advisory committee to be appointed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to be composed of five employees insured under this chapter, to serve without additional pay, to advise the Office regarding matters of concern to employees under this chapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–427, § 9(a), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1837, effective Oct. 10, 1980, with the repeal to have no effect in the case of an employee who died, was separated, or retired before Oct. 10, 1980.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 8713
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73