{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.1117","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.1117","heading":"If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I get a refund of the service credit deposit I made and receive the actuarial reduction instead?","body":"No, the FERCCA allows OPM to reduce an annuity by an actuarial reduction only for the deposit amount that remains unpaid.","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":"451337afcf0fd95901b1f20b107ceb61ad78bfdb12863a5eb174139434dc7244","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.1116","next":"us/5-cfr-839.1118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}