Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§3518a Portability of Overseas Service Retirement Benefit
Title 50 › CHAPTER 46 — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY › § 3518a
Summary
Special accrual rates in sections 2153 and 3518 must be used to figure the part of a retiree’s annuity that comes from serving abroad as an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). That rule applies whether or not the person still works for the CIA when they retire from Federal service.
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Title 50, §3518a
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The special accrual rates provided by section 2153 of this title and by section 3518 of this title for computation of the annuity of an individual who has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency shall be used to compute that portion of the annuity of such individual relating to such service abroad whether or not the individual is employed by the Central Intelligence Agency at the time of retirement from Federal service.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 403r–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990, and not as part of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–178 substituted reference to section 2153 of this title for reference in original to section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees.
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50 U.S.C. § 3518a
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102