Code of Federal Regulations > Title 5 > Chapter I > Part 839 > Subpart B - Subpart B—Eligibility

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Jan 21, 2026

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 839.201 - Do these rules apply to me?

ELECTION OPPORTUNITY

§ 839.211 - If these rules apply to me because I had a qualifying retirement coverage error, can I choose which retirement plan I want to be in?

§ 839.212 - May I make a retirement coverage election if I received a refund of my retirement deductions after I was corrected to FERS?

§ 839.213 - May I make a retirement coverage election if I withdrew all or part of my TSP account after I was corrected to FERS?

§ 839.214 - Am I disqualified from making an election of retirement coverage under the FERCCA if I withdrew my TSP account after I retired under FERS?

§ 839.215 - May I make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if I received a payment as settlement of my claim for losses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?

PREVIOUS ELECTION OPPORTUNITY

§ 839.221 - If my qualifying retirement coverage error was that I was put into FERS by mistake and then, after the error was discovered, I chose my current retirement coverage, can I now make another election?

COURT-ORDERED BENEFITS FOR FORMER SPOUSES

§ 839.231 - Can I make an election if my former spouse is entitled to a portion of my retirement benefits by qualifying court order?

§ 839.232 - If a deceased employee's survivors include both a current spouse and a former spouse, or spouses, who are eligible for survivor annuities, must all of them consent to an election of FERS?

ELECTIONS

§ 839.241 - Am I eligible to make an election under the FERCCA if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and none of the conditions mentioned in through apply to me?

§ 839.242 - Do these rules apply to me if I had multiple errors?