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Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§2143 Alternative forms of annuities

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM › Part Part K— - Conformity With Civil Service Retirement System › § 2143

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Director must make rules allowing a participant retiring with a life‑threatening or other critical medical condition, except under section 2051, to choose annuities instead of other benefits, including survivor benefits, and must submit them to congressional intelligence committees before taking effect. Follow section 8343a of title 5 where practicable. A lump sum does not bar other benefits.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2143

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(a)The Director shall prescribe regulations under which any participant who has a life-threatening affliction or other critical medical condition may, at the time of retiring under this subchapter (other than under section 2051 of this title), elect annuity benefits under this section instead of any other benefits under this subchapter (including any survivor benefits under this subchapter) based on the service of the participant creditable under this subchapter.
(b)The regulations and alternative forms of annuity shall, to the maximum extent practicable, meet the requirements prescribed in section 8343a of title 5.
(c)Any lump-sum credit provided pursuant to an election under subsection (a) shall not preclude an individual from receiving other benefits provided under that subsection.
(d)The Director shall submit the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) to the congressional intelligence committees before the regulations take effect.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 294 of Pub. L. 88–643, as added Pub. L. 99–335, title V, § 505, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 624, related to alternative forms of annuities and was set out as a note under section 403 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88–643 by section 802 of Pub. L. 102–496.

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 substituted “any participant who has a life-threatening affliction or other critical medical condition” for “a participant”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–66 effective Oct. 1, 1994, and applicable with respect to any annuity commencing on or after that date, see section 11002(d) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under section 8343a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

50 U.S.C. § 2143

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73