{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-842.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 842.103","heading":"General.","body":"To be covered under FERS, an individual must:\n(a) Be an employee, Member, or specifically covered by another provision of law;\n(b) Be covered by social security;\n(c) Have retirement deductions withheld from pay and have agency contributions made; and\n(d) Be paid based on units of time.\nExcept as provided in § 842.104 and as excluded by § 842.105, an employee or Member is covered by FERS.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 842—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITY","Subpart A—Coverage"],"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":"ed8b060f6f5757ceff15de5a748bbc1499965ce94fa0d877dc269f5f93623e45","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-842.102","next":"us/5-cfr-842.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}