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50 U.S.C. § 3518 — Special annuity computation rules for certain employees’ service abroad
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**(a) Officers and employees to whom rules apply** Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 of title 5, the annuity under subchapter III of such chapter of an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who retires on or after October 1, 1989, is not designated under [section 2013 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2013&num=0&edition=prelim), and has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Agency on or after January 1, 1987, shall be computed as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Computation rules**
(1) The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad that is actually performed at any time during the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed at the rate and using the percent of average pay specified in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim) that is normally applicable only to so much of an employee’s total service as exceeds ten years.
(2) The portion of the annuity relating to service abroad as described in subsection (a) but that is actually performed at any time after the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed as provided in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim); but, in addition, the officer or employee shall be deemed for annuity computation purposes to have actually performed an equivalent period of service abroad during his or her first ten years of total service, and in calculating the portion of the officer’s or employee’s annuity for his or her first ten years of total service, the computation rate and percent
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**(a) Officers and employees to whom rules apply** Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 of title 5, the annuity under subchapter III of such chapter of an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who retires on or after October 1, 1989, is not designated under [section 2013 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2013&num=0&edition=prelim), and has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Agency on or after January 1, 1987, shall be computed as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Computation rules**
(1) The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad that is actually performed at any time during the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed at the rate and using the percent of average pay specified in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim) that is normally applicable only to so much of an employee’s total service as exceeds ten years.
(2) The portion of the annuity relating to service abroad as described in subsection (a) but that is actually performed at any time after the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed as provided in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim); but, in addition, the officer or employee shall be deemed for annuity computation purposes to have actually performed an equivalent period of service abroad during his or her first ten years of total service, and in calculating the portion of the officer’s or employee’s annuity for his or her first ten years of total service, the computation rate and percent of average pay specified in paragraph (1) shall also be applied to the period of such deemed or equivalent service abroad.
(3) The portion of the annuity relating to other service by an officer or employee as described in subsection (a) shall be computed as provided in the provisions of [section 8339(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a&num=0&edition=prelim) that would otherwise be applicable to such service.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term “total service” has the meaning given such term under chapter 83 of title 5.
**(c) Annuities deemed annuities under [section 8339 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339&num=0&edition=prelim)** For purposes of subsections (f) through (m) of [section 8339 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339&num=0&edition=prelim), an annuity computed under this section shall be deemed to be an annuity computed under subsections (a) and (o) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 8339 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Officers and employees entitled to greater annuities under [section 8339 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339&num=0&edition=prelim)** The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who would otherwise be entitled to a greater annuity computed under an otherwise applicable subsection of [section 8339 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Designation of participants** The Director may from time to time designate employees of the Agency who shall be entitled to participate in the system. Employees so designated who elect to participate in the system are referred to in this chapter as “participants”.
**(b) Qualifying service** Designation of employees under this section may be made only from among employees of the Agency who have completed at least 5 years of qualifying service. For purposes of this chapter, qualifying service is service performed by an Agency employee in carrying out duties that are determined by the Director—
(1) to be in support of intelligence activities abroad hazardous to life or health; or
(2) to be so specialized because of security requirements as to be clearly distinguishable from normal government employment.
**(c) Election of employee to be participant**
(1) **Permanence of election** — An employee of the Agency who elects to accept designation as a participant in the system shall remain a participant of the system for the duration of that individual’s employment with the Agency.
(2) **Irrevocability of election** — Such an election shall be irrevocable except as and to the extent provided in [section 2151(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2151/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Election not subject to approval** — An election under this section is not subject to review or approval by the Director.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403p, comprising section 16 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as [section 3516 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3516&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 402b, comprising section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–306, title IX, and also of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Pub. L. 107–306, was editorially reclassified as [section 3382 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3382&num=0&edition=prelim).
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When used in this chapter:
(1) **Agency** — The term “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) **Qualifying service** — The term “qualifying service” means service determined by the Director to have been performed in carrying out duties described in [section 2013 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2013&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Fund balance** — The term “fund balance” means the sum of—
(A) the investments of the fund calculated at par value; and
(B) the cash balance of the fund on the books of the Treasury.
(5) **Unfunded liability** — The term “unfunded liability” means the estimated amount by which—
(A) the present value of all benefits payable from the fund exceeds
(B) the sum of—
(i) the present value of deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of participants subject to subchapter II and of future Agency contributions to be made on the behalf of such participants;
(ii) the present value of Government payments to the fund under sections 2091(c) and 2091(d) of this title; and
(iii) the fund balance as of the date on which the unfunded liability is determined.
(6) **Normal cost** — The term “normal cost” means the level percentage of payroll required to be deposited in the fund to meet the cost of benefits payable under the system (computed in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice on an entry-age basis) less the value of retirement benefits earned under another retirement system for government employees and less the cost of credit allowed for military service.
(7) **Lump-sum credit** — The term “lump-sum credit” means the unrefunded amount consisti
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**(a)** Except as otherwise provided by this section, the annuity of an employee retiring under this subchapter is—
(1) 1½ percent of his average pay multiplied by so much of his total service as does not exceed 5 years; plus
(2) 1¾ percent of his average pay multiplied by so much of his total service as exceeds 5 years but does not exceed 10 years; plus
(3) 2 percent of his average pay multiplied by so much of his total service as exceeds 10 years.
However, when it results in a larger annuity, 1 percent of his average pay plus $25 is substituted for the percentage specified by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, or any combination thereof.
**(b)** The annuity of a Congressional employee, or former Congressional employee, retiring under this subchapter is computed under subsection (a) of this section, except, if he has had—
(1) at least 5 years’ service as a Congressional employee or Member or any combination thereof; and
(2) deductions withheld from his pay or has made deposit covering his last 5 years of civilian service;
his annuity is computed with respect to his service as a Congressional employee, his military service not exceeding 5 years, and any Member service, by multiplying 2½ percent of his average pay by the years of that service.
**(c)** The annuity of a Member, or former Member with title to Member annuity, retiring under this subchapter is computed under subsection (a) of this section, except, if he has had at least 5 years’ service as a Member or Congressional employee or any combination thereof, his annuity is computed with respect to—
(1) his service as a Member and so much of his military service as is creditable for the purpose of this paragraph; and
(2) his Congressional employee service;
by multiplying 2½ percent of his average
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide to civilian personnel described in subsection (d) allowances and benefits comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081/2&num=0&edition=prelim), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under [section 5924(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5924/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary may also provide to any such civilian personnel special retirement accrual benefits in the same manner provided for certain officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency in section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act ([50 U.S.C. 2153](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim)) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 3518](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
**(c)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
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The Secretary may provide to certain civilian employees of the Department of Defense assigned to activities outside the United States as determined by the Secretary to be in support of Department of Defense activities abroad hazardous to life or health or so specialized because of security requirements as to be clearly distinguishable from normal Government employment—
(1) allowances and benefits—
(A) comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465, [22 U.S.C. 4081](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law; or
(B) comparable to those provided by the Director of Central Intelligence to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(2) special retirement accrual benefits and disability in the same manner provided for by the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act ([50 U.S.C. 2001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 403r](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section403r&num=0&edition=prelim)).11 See References in Text note below.
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The amount of the increase in any annuity that results from the application of [section 3518 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim), if and when such increase is based on an individual’s overseas service as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall be paid from the fund.
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The special accrual rates provided by [section 2153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim) and by [section 3518 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim) for computation of the annuity of an individual who has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency shall be used to compute that portion of the annuity of such individual relating to such service abroad whether or not the individual is employed by the Central Intelligence Agency at the time of retirement from Federal service.
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**(a) Leasing of real property** Notwithstanding section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, [section 5536 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5536&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 2675 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2675&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director of the National Security Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, may lease real property outside the United States, for periods not exceeding ten years, for the use of the National Security Agency for special cryptologic activities and for housing for personnel assigned to such activities.
**(b) Allowances and benefits, housing, and retirement accrual** The Director of the National Security Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, may provide to certain civilian and military personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to special cryptologic activities outside the United States and who are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this subsection—
(1) allowances and benefits—
(A) comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law; and
(B) in the case of selected personnel serving in circumstances similar to those in which personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency serve, comparable to those provided by the Director of Central Intelligence to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) housing (including heat, light, and household equipment) without cost to such personnel, if the Director of the Nat
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