5 CFR 842.103
§ 842.103 General.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 842.103, § 842.103 General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8268
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To be covered under FERS, an individual must:
(a) Be an employee, Member, or specifically covered by another provision of law;
(b) Be covered by social security;
(c) Have retirement deductions withheld from pay and have agency contributions made; and
(d) Be paid based on units of time.
Except as provided in § 842.104 and as excluded by § 842.105, an employee or Member is covered by FERS.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.