Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102

§2053 Voluntary Retirement

Title 50 › CHAPTER 38 — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY › SUBCHAPTER II — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM › Part D — Benefits Accruing to Certain Participants › § 2053

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A participant age 50 or older with 20 years of service may apply to retire, and if the Director agrees, be retired from the Agency and get benefits under section 2031, as long as the participant has at least 10 years of service with the Agency. A participant with 25 or more years of service, including at least 10 years with the Agency, may retire at any age with the Director’s consent and receive benefits under section 2031 if the Office of Personnel Management has authorized voluntary separation under section 8336(d)(2) of title 5 (for the Civil Service Retirement System) or section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5 (for the Federal Employees’ Retirement System).

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2053

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(a)A participant who is at least 50 years of age and has completed 20 years of service may, on the participant’s application and with the consent of the Director, be retired from the Agency and receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 2031 of this title if the participant has not less than 10 years of service with the Agency.
(b)A participant who has at least 25 years of service, ten years of which are with the Agency, may retire, with the consent of the Director, at any age and receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 2031 of this title if the Office of Personnel Management has authorized separation from service voluntarily for Agency employees under section 8336(d)(2) of title 5 with respect to the Civil Service Retirement System or section 8414(b)(1)(B) of such title with respect to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 233 of Pub. L. 88–643, title II, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1048, related to voluntary retirement 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—Pub. L. 103–36 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 2053

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102