5 C.F.R. Subpart B—Annuitant and Employee Status
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
Unless his or her annuity is terminated under the provisions of §837.202 or §837.403 of this part, an annuitant continues to be an annuitant throughout the period of reemployment, whether or not he or she continues to receive annuity payments during the period of reemployment. (a) FERS annuitants. (1) The annuity of a FERS annuitant who is a disability annuitant whom OPM has found recovered or restored to earning capacity prior to reemployment terminates on reemployment. (2) The annuity of a FERS annuitant who is a former military reserve technician awarded a disability retirement annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8456, in addition to being subject to paragraph (a)(1) of this section, shall terminate on the date the annuitant declines an offer of employment with a department or agency, where the employment is in the same commuting area and of the same grade as, or a level equivalent to, the position from which the annuitant retired. (b) CSRS annuitants. (1) The annuity of a CSRS annuitant terminates on reemployment if— (i) The annuitant is a disability annuitant whom OPM has found recovered or restored to earning capacity prior to reemployment, or whose disability annuity was awarded under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) because the annuitant was a National Guard Technician who was medically disqualified for continued membership in the National Guard; (ii) The annuitant is not a retired Member and the annuity is based on an involuntary separation (other than a separation that was mandated by statute based on the annuitant's age and length of service, or a separation for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency) where the reemployment would, if the individual were not an annuitant, be covered by CSRS; (iii) The annuitant is not a retired Member and is appointed by the President to a position that would, if the individual were not an annuitant, be covered by CSRS; or (iv) The annuitant is not a retired Member and is elected as a Member. (2) A disability annuity awarded a former National Guard Technician under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) shall terminate on the date the annuitant declines an offer of employment with a department or agency, where the employment is in the same commuting area and of the same grade as, or a level equivalent to, the position from which the annuitant retired. (a) All annuitants. Payment of annuity is suspended when— (1) The annuitant is appointed as a justice or judge of the United States, as defined by section 451 of title 28, United States Code; or (2) The annuitant receives an interim appointment under §772.102 of this chapter. (b) CSRS annuitants only. Payment of annuity is suspended when the annuitant is a retired Member and becomes employed in an elective position, or is appointed to a position that is not intermittent or without pay.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 837—REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS
Subpart B—Annuitant and Employee Status
§ 837.201 Annuitant status.
§ 837.202 Annuities that terminate on reemployment.
§ 837.203 Annuities that are suspended during reemployment.
