US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 3518

Special annuity computation rules for certain employees’ service abroad

(a)

Officers and employees to whom rules apply

section 2013 of this titleNotwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 of title 5, the annuity under subchapter III of such chapter of an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who retires on or after , is not designated under , and has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Agency on or after , shall be computed as provided in subsection (b).

(b)

Computation rules

(1)
section 8339(a)(3) of title 5 The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad that is actually performed at any time during the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed at the rate and using the percent of average pay specified in that is normally applicable only to so much of an employee’s total service as exceeds ten years.
(2)
section 8339(a)(3) of title 5 The portion of the annuity relating to service abroad as described in subsection (a) but that is actually performed at any time after the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed as provided in ; but, in addition, the officer or employee shall be deemed for annuity computation purposes to have actually performed an equivalent period of service abroad during his or her first ten years of total service, and in calculating the portion of the officer’s or employee’s annuity for his or her first ten years of total service, the computation rate and percent of average pay specified in paragraph (1) shall also be applied to the period of such deemed or equivalent service abroad.
(3)
section 8339(a) of title 5 The portion of the annuity relating to other service by an officer or employee as described in subsection (a) shall be computed as provided in the provisions of that would otherwise be applicable to such service.
(4)
For purposes of this subsection, the term “total service” has the meaning given such term under chapter 83 of title 5.
(c)

section 8339 of title 5 Annuities deemed annuities under

section 8339 of title 5o1

1 See References in Text note below.
section 8339 of title 5For purposes of subsections (f) through (m) of , an annuity computed under this section shall be deemed to be an annuity computed under subsections (a) and ()  of .

(d)

section 8339 of title 5 Officers and employees entitled to greater annuities under

section 8339 of title 5The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who would otherwise be entitled to a greater annuity computed under an otherwise applicable subsection of .

June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 18 Pub. L. 101–193, title III, § 305103 Stat. 1704 Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 803(a)(2)106 Stat. 3252 (, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

osection 8339 of title 5Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(62)106 Stat. 1354 Subsection () of , referred to in subsec. (c), was redesignated subsec. (p) of that section by , , .

Codification

section 403r of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers of this title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification.

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–496section 2013 of this titlesection 403 of this title1992—Subsec. (a). substituted reference to for reference in original to section 203 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees which was formerly set out as a note under .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–496section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496section 2001 of this titleAmendment by effective on first day of fourth month beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .