PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

If a federal worker leaves their job with their agency’s OK to work for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), they are treated as if they were still in federal service for retirement and insurance rules for up to the first three consecutive years after they start at the IAEA. Presidential appointees or elected officers who leave their post and then take IAEA work either immediately or within 90 days get the same retirement and insurance coverage, but only until they stop working for the IAEA or until three years after they started there, whichever comes first. To keep the coverage, the worker must pay the needed retirement deductions and agency contributions to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management within 90 days after leaving the IAEA (if they left without penalty). Other required contributions must be made while they work at the IAEA. If a federal employee asks to return within three years of starting at the IAEA and within 90 days after leaving the IAEA, they must be returned to their old job or to a job with the same rank and pay within 30 days. The President may make rules needed to carry out and protect these retirement, insurance, and civil service rights.

Title 22, §2025

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(a)Federal employees

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Executive order or regulation, a Federal employee who, with the approval of the Federal agency or the head of the department by which he is employed, leaves his position to enter the employ of the Agency shall not be considered for the purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, and chapter 87 of title 5, as separated from his Federal position during such employment with the Agency but not to extend beyond the first three consecutive years of his entering the employ of the Agency: Provided, (1) That he shall pay to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management within ninety days from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency all necessary deductions and agency contributions for coverage under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 for the period of his employment by the Agency, and (2) That all deductions and agency contributions necessary for continued coverage under chapter 87 of title 5, shall be made during the term of his employment with the International Atomic Energy Agency. If such employee, within three years from the date of his employment with the Agency, and within ninety days from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency, applies to be restored to his Federal position, he shall within thirty days of such application be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status and pay.

(b)Presidential appointees or elected officers

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Executive order or regulation, any Presidential appointee or elected officer who leaves his position to enter, or who within ninety days after the termination of his position enters, the employ of the Agency, shall be entitled to the coverage and benefits of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, and chapter 87 of title 5, but not beyond the earlier of either the termination of his employment with the Agency or the expiration of three years from the date he entered employment with the Agency: Provided, (1) That he shall pay to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management within ninety days from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency all necessary deductions and agency contributions for coverage under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 for the period of his employment by the Agency, and (2) That all deductions and agency contributions necessary for continued coverage under chapter 87 of title 5, shall be made during the term of his employment with the Agency.

(c)Regulations

The President is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to protect the retirement, insurance and such other civil service rights and privileges as the President may find appropriate.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification In subsecs. (a) and (b), “subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5” substituted for “the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended” and “the Civil Service Retirement Act” in each subsection and “chapter 87 of title 5” substituted for “the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeals

Pub. L. 85–795, § 7, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 962, which repealed subsec. (a) of this section, subject to a continuation provision for certain employees, was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 660. See section 8(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 89–554, set out as notes preceding section 101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsecs. (a) and (b), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred all functions vested by statute in the United States Civil Service Commission to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5. Executive Order No. 10774 Ex. Ord. No. 10774, July 25, 1958, 23 F.R. 5681, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, which provided for protection of civil-service rights of Federal personnel who transfer to the International Atomic Energy Agency, was revoked in part by section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 10804, Feb. 12, 1959, 24 F.R. 1147, and subsequently revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

§2025 Effect of Employment on Retirement, Insurance, and Other Civil Service Rights and Privileges