Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Oct 24, 2024
ERRONEOUS CSRS OR CSRS OFFSET
§ 839.401 - What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake?

If you were placed in CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in FERS, you may elect CSRS Offset or FERS. If you were placed in CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in Social Security-Only, you may elect CSRS Offset or Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:

You are in: And you belong in: You may elect:
CSRSFERSCSRS Offset or FERS.
CSRS OffsetFERS
CSRSSocial Security-OnlyCSRS Offset or Social Security-Only.
CSRS OffsetSocial Security-Only
ERRONEOUS FERS
§ 839.411 - What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?

If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS, you may elect FERS or CSRS. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS Offset, you may elect FERS or CSRS Offset. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in Social Security-Only, you may elect FERS or Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:

You are in: And you belong in: You may elect:
FERSCSRSFERS or CSRS.
FERSCSRS OffsetFERS or CSRS Offset.
FERSSocial Security-OnlyFERS or Social Security-Only.
authority: Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770
source: 66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 839.411