{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-848.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 848.201","heading":"Eligibility.","body":"(a) A retirement-eligible employee, as defined in paragraphs (b) and (c), may elect to enter phased retirement status if the employee has been employed on a full-time basis for not less than the 3-year period ending on the effective date of phased retirement status under § 848.203.\n(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, a retirement-eligible employee means an employee who, if separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (a) or (b) of 5 U.S.C. 8412.\n(c) A retirement-eligible employee does not include—\n(1) A member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police, or an employee occupying a law enforcement officer, firefighter, nuclear materials courier, air traffic controller, or customs and border protection officer position, except a customs and border protection officer who is exempt from mandatory separation and retirement under 5 U.S.C. 8325 pursuant to section 535(e)(2)(A) of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161;\n(2) An individual eligible to retire under 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) or (e): or\n(3) An employee covered by a special work schedule authority that does not allow for a regularly recurring part-time schedule, such as a firefighter covered by 5 U.S.C. 5545b or a nurse covered by 38 U.S.C. 7456 or 7456A.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 848—PHASED RETIREMENT","Subpart B—Entering Phased Retirement"],"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":"39c34af01dd4d28f1b7394bea15a1ea1d424a48c5ffb26962017f6abbaba7b70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-848.103","next":"us/5-cfr-848.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}