[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR842.208]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 842--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM--BASIC ANNUITY--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Eligibility
 
Sec. 842.208  Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and nuclear materials couriers.

    (a) An employee who separates from service, except by removal for 
cause on charges of delinquency or misconduct, is entitled to an 
annuity--
    (1) After completing any combination of service as a firefighter,law 
enforcement officer or nuclear materials courier totaling 25 years; or
    (2) After becoming age 50 and completing any combination of service 
as a firefighter, law enforcement officer or nuclear materials courier 
totaling 20 years.
    (b) An annuity payable under paragraph (a) of this section commences 
on the first day of the month following separation.

[52 FR 4473, Feb. 11, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 2524, Jan. 18, 2000]