[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR839.101]

[Page 241]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 839_CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL 
ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 839.101  What is the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act?


    (a) The Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act 
(FERCCA) is Title II of Public Law 106-265, enacted September 19, 2000. 
The FERCCA addresses the problems created when employees are in the 
wrong retirement plan for an extended period.
    (b) Generally, you must be in the wrong retirement plan for at least 
3 years of service after December 31, 1986, before the FERCCA applies to 
you. Depending on the type of error, the FERCCA provides:
    (1) A choice between retirement plans,
    (2) New rules for crediting civilian and military service that was 
not subject to retirement deductions,
    (3) Payment of lost earnings on employee make-up contributions to 
the Thrift Savings Plan, and
    (4) Payment of certain out-of-pocket expenses that are a direct 
result of a retirement coverage error.