---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 8464"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "8464"
heading: "Commencement and termination of annuities of employees and Members"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/8464"
units:
  - "Part III — Employees"
  - "Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities"
  - "Chapter 84 — Federal Employees’ Retirement System"
  - "Subchapter VI — General and Administrative Provisions"
---

# §8464. Commencement and termination of annuities of employees and Members

- (a)
  - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter—
    - (A) an annuity payable from the [Fund](/usc/5/8401.md?p=6) commences on the first day of the month after—
      - (i) separation from the [service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26), in the case of an [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) or [Member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20) retiring under [section 8412](/usc/5/8412.md), or subsection [(a)](/usc/5/8414.md?p=a), [(b)(1)(B)](/usc/5/8414.md?p=b-1-B), or [(d)](/usc/5/8414.md?p=d) of section 8414; or
      - (ii) [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4) ceases, and the applicable age and [service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) requirements are met, in the case of an [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) or [Member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20) retiring under [section 8413](/usc/5/8413.md);
    - (B) an annuity payable from the [Fund](/usc/5/8401.md?p=6) commences on the day after separation from the [service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) in the case of an [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) retiring under subsection [(b)(1)(A)](/usc/5/8414.md?p=b-1-A) or [(c)](/usc/5/8414.md?p=c) of section 8414; and
    - (C) an annuity payable from the [Fund](/usc/5/8401.md?p=6) commences on the day after separation from the [service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) or the day after [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4) ceases and the requirements for title to an annuity are met in the case of an [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) or [Member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20) retiring under section 8451.
  - (2) Notwithstanding [paragraph (1)(A)(i)](#a-1-A-i), an annuity payable from the [Fund](/usc/5/8401.md?p=6) commences on the day after separation from the [service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) in the case of an [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) or [Member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20)—
    - (A) who retires under [section 8412](/usc/5/8412.md); and
    - (B) whose separation occurs upon the expiration of a term (or other period) for which the individual was appointed or elected.
- (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annuity of an [annuitant](/usc/5/8401.md?p=2) under subchapter II or V of this chapter terminates on the date death or other terminating event occurs.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 99–335, title I, § 101(a), June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 574; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title XI, § 1109(c)(2), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2145; Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 651(b), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XI, § 1152(c)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–323; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(f)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1228.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 107–107 amended directory language of Pub. L. 106–398. See 2000 Amendment note below.

2000—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 106–398, as amended by Pub. L. 107–107, substituted “, (b)(1)(B), or (d)” for “or (b)(1)(B)”.

1999—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 106–58 repealed Pub. L. 105–261, § 1109(c)(2). See 1998 Amendment note below.

1998—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 105–261, § 1109(c)(2), which directed substitution of “, (b)(1)(B), or (d)” for “or (b)(1)(B)”, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–58.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(f), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1228, provided that the amendment made by section 1048(f)(2) is effective as of Oct. 30, 2000, and as if included in the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as enacted into law by Pub. L. 106–398.