---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 2083"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "2083"
heading: "Credit for service while on military leave"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/2083"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability"
  - "Subchapter II — Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System"
  - "Part F — Period of Service for Annuities"
---

# §2083. Credit for service while on military leave

- (a) **General rule—** A participant who, during the period of any war or of any national emergency as proclaimed by the President or declared by the Congress, leaves the participant’s position in the [Agency](/usc/50/2001.md?p=1) to enter military service shall not be considered, for purposes of this subchapter, as separated from the participant’s position in the [Agency](/usc/50/2001.md?p=1) by reason of such military service, unless the participant applies for and receives a refund of contributions under this subchapter. Such a participant may not be considered as retaining such position in the [Agency](/usc/50/2001.md?p=1) after December 31, 1956, or upon the expiration of five years of such military service, whichever is later.
- (b) **Waiver of contributions—** Except to the extent provided under section [2082(e)](/usc/50/2082.md?p=e) or [2082(h)](/usc/50/2082.md?p=h) of this title, contributions shall not be required covering periods of leave of absence from the [Agency](/usc/50/2001.md?p=1) granted a participant while performing active service in the Armed Forces.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 253, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3234.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 253 of Pub. L. 88–643, title II, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1052; Pub. L. 99–335, title V, § 501(2), June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 622, related to credit for service while on military leave and was set out as a note under section 403 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88–643 by section 802 of Pub. L. 102–496.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.