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Information for annuitants who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System

Information for annuitants who retired under the Federal Employees' Retirement System

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Appointing Annuitants

Q:	May annuitants who are retired law enforcement officers (6((c)) be reemployed in primary law enforcement positions after age 60?
A:	No, but they may be reemployed in other positions for which they are qualified. CBP plans to utilize annuitants to serve in various capacities, including but not limited to, recruiter, interviewer, security specialist, instructor, and analyst positions as well as other operational support positions. Positions will be located throughout the United States.

Q:	What types of appointments will annuitants serve?
A:	Annuitants will serve on time-limited appointments and will work on full-fime, part-time, or intermittent work schedules. Dependent on the position, appointments may last up to 3 years, with possible 1-year extensions, or up to 2 years, with no possible extensions.

Q:	Do selections require competition?
A:	Annuitants may be non-competitively reinstated to positions with promotion potential no greater than the potential of the position from which retired or highest grade previously held on a permanent basis in the competitive service. Annuitants would need to compete for positions with greater promotion potential or at higher grades.

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Effect on Salary and Annuity Payments

Q:	How will my salary and annuity be affected upon reemployment?
A:	There will be no effect on annuity or salary if the salary offset is waived to reemploy an annuitant.

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Annual and Sick Leave

Q:	Are annuitants eligible for leave accrual?
A:	Annuitants are eligible for accrual of sick and annual leave if their appointment will last at least 90 days.

Q:	What is the leave accrual rate for annuitants?
A:	Annuitants will accrue sick and annual leave at the same rate as they accrued it prior to retirement.

Q:

Can an annuitant have sick leave re-credited to her account if a balance remained at her retirement?

A:

If you retired under Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), your sick leave was used to determine your length of service for annuity computation purposes; therefore, it cannot be re-credited to your account. If you retired under Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and you return on or after December 2, 1994, your sick leave balance will be re-credited to you without regard to the date of separation.

Q:	What happens to an annuitant’s annual leave if he retires and receives a lump sum payout, but returns to work before the leave period is expired?
A:	If you return to work before the leave period is expired, you will be required to refund the unexpired portion and that amount will be re-credited to your annual leave account.

Q:	Is “use or lose” and/or restored annual leave included in the projected lump-sum period?
A:	Yes. An employee must receive a lump-sum payment for accumulated and currently accrued annual leave to which he or she is entitled on the date or separation. This includes all “use or lose” and restored annual leave to the employees credit on the date of separation. Annual leave that has not yet been forfeited must be included in a lump sum payment.

Q:	Is there a requirement for refunding restored annual leave and re-crediting it to employees’ leave accounts?
A:	No. Restored annual leave is not included in a lump-sum refund.

Q:	What is the time limit on refunds of lump-sum payments for annual leave?
A:	The lump sum refund must be paid in full within 1 year after the date of re-employment.

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Benefits

Q:	Will annuitants continue to receive their retirement benefits?
A:	Yes.

Q:	May annuitants participate in the Thrift Savings Plan?
A:	No.

Q:	May annuitants have recruitment contributions withheld from their pay?
A:	No.

Q:	Are social security contributions withheld for annuitants?
A:	Yes. In addition, employees under age 65 will be subject to a social security earnings test to determine if excess earnings will offset social security.

Q:	Are annuitants eligible for life insurance?
A:	Annuitants may acquire or retain life insurance coverage, provided they are reemployed in a position that includes such coverage. If so, the annuitant would have to pay the same rates as any other current employee.

Q:	May re-employed annuitants enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program?
A:	You may enroll during an open season the same way as any eligible employee. You can continue your enrollment after separation from re-employment if you meet all the requirements that any other retiring employee must meet.

Q:	What if you’ve already enrolled in FEHB?
A:	You may enroll during an open season the same way as any eligible employee. You can continue your enrollment after separation from re-employment if you meet all the requirements that any other retiring employee must meet.