{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-842.406","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 842.406","heading":"Members of Congress and Congressional employees.","body":"(a) The annuity of a congressional employee or Member who is first covered by FERS on or before December 31, 2012, and who has had at least 5 years of service as a congressional employee, Member, or any combination thereof totaling 5 years is—\n(1) One and seven-tenths percent of average pay multiplied by the total number of years of service as a Member and/or congressional employee not exceeding 20 years; plus\n(2) One percent of average pay multiplied by the years of service other than that of a Member and/or congressional employee.\n(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the annuity of a congressional employee or Member who is first covered by FERS after December 31, 2012, or Member re-elected with less than 5 years of FERS service after December 31, 2012, and who has had at least 5 years of service as a congressional employee, Member, or any combination thereof totaling 5 years is 1 percent of average pay multiplied by total service.\n(c) The annuity of a congressional employee or Member is 1.1 percent of average pay multiplied by total service, provided the congressional employee or Member—\n(1) Has completed 20 years of service; and\n(2) Is at least age 62 at the time of separation on which entitlement to an annuity is based.","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 D—Computations"],"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":"d6a2cc794b3bb6f5f3a6b12db9de8ddfdd4aefd58b97db151f5c3150c453cc36","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-842.405","next":"us/5-cfr-842.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}