Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8403 Relationship to the Social Security Act
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 84 — FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 8403
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Unless the chapter says otherwise, benefits paid by the System are on top of any benefits paid under the Social Security Act.
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Title 5, §8403
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the benefits payable under the System are in addition to the benefits payable under the Social Security Act.
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The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
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5 U.S.C. § 8403
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102