{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.1116","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.1116","heading":"If, because of the change in my retirement coverage, I will owe larger deposits for military and civilian service credit, will I have to pay the additional deposit due or will OPM actuarially reduce my annuity?","body":"You can choose to pay the additional deposit amount. If you choose not to pay the deposit, OPM will actuarially reduce your annuity, as explained in 831.303(d) of this chapter.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart K—Effect of Election"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"d626474c0e20e7d582b80e7ff2678b67992569595d27268a4884ad882899dc3a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.1115","next":"us/5-cfr-839.1117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}