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5 CFR § 839.701Chapter I

Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage?

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Under the FERCCA, the types of retirement coverage errors listed in § 839.241 trigger a right to make a retirement coverage election. The following chart summarizes the types of errors that do not trigger an election right:

You are in: And youbelong in: Yourcoverage must becorrected to: CSRS Offset CSRS CSRS. CSRS CSRS Offset CSRS Offset. Social Security-Only CSRS CSRS. Social Security-Only CSRS Offset CSRS Offset. Social Security-Only FERS FERS.

eCFR data current as of: November 5, 2026

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