5 U.S.C. § 8420a
Alternative forms of annuities
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 8420a, Alternative forms of annuities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427480
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Subject to subsection (c), the Office shall by regulation provide for such alternative forms of annuities as the Office considers appropriate, except that among the alternatives offered shall be—
an alternative which provides for—
in the case of an employee or Member who is married at the time of retirement, an alternative which provides for—
Each alternative provided for under subsection (b) shall, to the extent practicable, be designed such that the present value of the benefits provided under such alternative (including any lump-sum credit) is actuarially equivalent to the sum of—
An employee or Member who, at the time of retiring under this subchapter—
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.
- Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993