§4063 Annuity Adjustment for Recall Service

Summary

When a retired Foreign Service worker is called back to work, they get the full salary for the job instead of their pension while they are serving. They must keep paying into the pension fund as required. When the recall ends, their pension starts again, and it is increased by any cost-of-living raises that took effect during the recall. If the recall is under 1 year, the payments they made while recalled are refunded. If it is over 1 year, they can choose a supplemental annuity based on the service and pay during the recall. If the recall lasts at least 5 years, they can choose to have their pension recalculated instead. They can also ask to count certain post-separation service as recall service. If recall makes them join the Foreign Service Pension System, the rules above do not apply and a different rule treats the recall like reemployment.