§2152 Special rules relating to section 2013 criteria employees

Summary

Employees at the Agency who are picked under the criteria in section 2013 must be treated like law enforcement officers when their retirement benefits and obligations are figured under chapter 84 of title 5. The benefit rules in sections 2053 and 2055 also apply, but the actual retirement amounts come from chapter 84. Section 2111 generally applies too, except that pay contributions during recall follow section 8422. If a recalled employee goes back to retired status, their annuity will be recalculated under chapter 84. An "affected employee" is someone covered under subchapter II of chapter 84 who, while working in a designated position, is hurt or becomes ill on the job before getting an annuity, can no longer do that job, and is moved to a non-covered civil service job inside the Agency. If that move happens with no break in service longer than 3 days, the earlier service counts as if it were in a covered position for annuity eligibility and pay deductions. That special treatment stops if the employee later moves into a supervisory or administrative role related to the old job. The employee can also choose instead to have their service handled under chapter 84 without the special treatment.