[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: 5CFR847.412] [Page 376-377] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) PART 847_ELECTIONS OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE BY CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES--Table of Contents Subpart D_Elections of Coverage Under the Retroactive Provisions Sec. 847.412 Elections of FERS instead of CSRS. (a) An employee who elects CSRS coverage under Sec. 847.411(a) may, during the 6-month period beginning on the date the election under Sec. 847.411(a) is filed with the employing agency, elect to become subject to FERS. (b) An election of FERS under this section is subject to the provisions of part 846 of this subchapter and takes effect on the first day of the first pay [[Page 377]] period after the employing agency receives the election.