5 U.S.C. § 8340
Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 8340, Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427448
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For the purpose of this section—
Eligibility for an annuity increase under this section is governed by the commencing date of each annuity payable from the Fund as of the effective date of an increase, except as follows:
The first increase (if any) made under subsection (b) of this section to an annuity which is payable from the Fund to an employee or Member who retires, to the widow, widower, or former spouse,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. of a deceased employee or Member, or to the widow, widower, former spouse, or insurable interest designee of a deceased annuitant whose annuity has not been increased under this subsection or subsection (b) of this section, shall be equal to the product (adjusted to the nearest ⅒ of 1 percent) of—
the number of months (not to exceed 12 months, counting any portion of a month as a month)—
Effective September 1, 1966, or on the commencing date of annuity, whichever is later, the annuity of each surviving spouse whose entitlement to annuity payable from the Fund resulted from the death of—
An annuity shall not be increased by reason of any adjustment under this section to an amount which exceeds the greater of—
the final pay (or average pay, if higher) of the employee or Member with respect to whom the annuity is paid, increased by the overall annual average percentage adjustments (compounded) in rates of pay of the General Schedule under subchapter I of chapter 53 of this title during the period—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to liberalize eligibility for cost-of-living increases in civil service retirement annuities.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequities in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An Act to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to establish time limitations in applying for civil service retirement benefits, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Deficit Reduction Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally