{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-846.305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 846.305","heading":"General inapplicability of CSRS provisions.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this part, CSRS provisions are not applicable with respect to an individual who elects FERS coverage.\n(b) An employee (or an employee's survivor for the purposes of a survivor annuity) may make a deposit under CSRS for any civilian service under § 846.302(c) of this part or military service under § 846.303.\n(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this section precludes the payment of any lump-sum credit (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 8331(8)) in accordance with part 831, subpart T of this chapter.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 846—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—ELECTIONS OF COVERAGE","Subpart C—Effect of an Election To Become Subject to FERS"],"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":"098bc83d27dfb63287c707b61ac2c3d29b4a4cfbe4e0c2c2585b61207f0d7f76","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-846.304","next":"us/5-cfr-846.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}