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5 U.S.C. § 8337. Disability retirement (CSRS)

Title 5 - Part 3 - Chapter 83 - Retirement III: Civil Service Retirement


For the purpose of this subchapter:

(1) "employee" means--

(A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title;

(B) the Architect of the Capitol, an employee of the 
Architect of the Capitol, and an employee of the Botanic 
Garden;

(C) a Congressional employee as defined by section 2107 of 
this title (other than the Architect of the Capitol, an 
employee of the Architect of the Capitol, and an employee 
of the Botanic Garden), after he gives notice in writing 
to the official by whom he is paid of his desire to become 
subject to this subchapter;

(D) a temporary Congressional employee appointed at an 
annual rate of pay, after he gives notice in writing to the 
official by whom he is paid of his desire to become subject 
to this subchapter;

(E) a United States Commissioner whose total pay for 
services performed as Commissioner is not less than $3,000 
in each of the last 3 consecutive calendar years ending after 
December 31, 1954;

(F) an individual employed by a county committee established 
under section 590h(b) of title 16;

(G) an individual first employed by the government of the 
District of Columbia before October 1, 1987;

(H) an individual employed by Gallaudet College;

(I) an individual appointed to a position on the office 
staff of a former President under section 1(b) of the Act of 
August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838);

(J) an alien (i) who was previously employed by the 
Government, (ii) who is employed full time by a foreign 
government for the purpose of protecting or furthering the 
interests of the United States during an interruption of 
diplomatic or consular relations, and (iii) for whose ser-
vices reimbursement is made to the foreign government by the
United States;

(K) an individual appointed to a position on the office 
staff of a former President, or a former Vice President under 
section 4 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as 
amended (78 Stat. 153), who immediately before the date of such 
appointment was an employee as defined under any other 
subparagraph of this paragraph; and

(L) an employee described in section 2105(c) who has made an 
election under section 8347(q)(1) to remain covered under this 
subchapter;
					
This section has been summarized to the most relevant section only. For the full text of 5 U.S.C. § 8451. Disability retirement, please visit US Code Home Page § 8451.
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