{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.604","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.604","heading":"When is my election effective?","body":"Your election is effective on the date that the retirement coverage error first occurred. This means that your election will be retroactive, or will change your retirement coverage for a period of service in the past.","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 F—Making an 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":"98773991b4ef1635062adebb253d908c0ea61fe74460fae2a77541e889efe7a7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.603","next":"us/5-cfr-839.611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}