{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.501","heading":"What can I elect if my employer moved me out of CSRS or CSRS Offset?","body":"If you were moved out of CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and were placed in FERS, you may elect CSRS Offset or remain in FERS. If you were moved out of CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and were placed in Social Security-Only, you may elect CSRS Offset or remain in Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:\nYou were in: And your coverage was previously corrected to: You may elect:\nCSRS FERS CSRS Offset or FERS.\nCSRS Offset FERS\nCSRS Social Security-Only CSRS Offset or Social Security-Only.\nCSRS Offset Social Security-Only.","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 E—Retirement Coverage Elections for Errors That Were Previously Corrected"],"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":"d9d18971a1e87e3ea8ada99bf53da0acbc16fcd8ddec0251fc2ed73c7bbe91c9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.411","next":"us/5-cfr-839.511"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}