US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 2055

Mandatory retirement

(a)

Involuntary retirement

(1)

Authority of director .—

The Director may, in the Director’s discretion, place in a retired status any participant in the system described in paragraph (2).
(2)
Paragraph (1) applies with respect to any participant who has not less than 10 years of service with the Agency and who—
(A)
has completed at least 25 years of service; or
(B)
is at least 50 years of age and has completed at least 20 years of service.
(b)

Mandatory retirement for age

(1)

In general

A participant in the system shall be automatically retired from the Agency—
(A)
upon reaching age 65, in the case of a participant in the system who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank of level 4 or above; and
(B)
upon reaching age 60, in the case of any other participant in the system.
(2)

Effective date of retirement

Retirement under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the last day of the month in which the participant reaches the age applicable to that participant under that paragraph.

(3)

Authority for extension

In any case in which the Director determines it to be in the public interest, the Director may extend the mandatory retirement date for a participant under this subsection by a period of not to exceed 5 years.

(c)

Retirement benefits

section 2031 of this titleA participant retired under this section shall receive retirement benefits in accordance with .

Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 235Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802106 Stat. 3225 Pub. L. 111–259, title II, § 201124 Stat. 2657 (, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 235 of Pub. L. 88–64378 Stat. 1049 Pub. L. 99–335, title V, § 501(2)100 Stat. 622 Pub. L. 102–183, title III, § 307105 Stat. 1265 section 403 of this titlePub. L. 88–643section 802 of Pub. L. 102–496A prior , title II, , ; Ex. Ord. No. 12443, § 13, , 48 F.R. 44754; , , ; , , , related to mandatory retirement and was set out as a note under prior to the general amendment of by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–2592010—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). substituted “who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank” for “receiving compensation under the Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule at the rate”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496section 2001 of this titleSection effective on first day of fourth month beginning after , see , set out as a note under .