{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-8431","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 8431","heading":"Certain transfers to be treated as a separation","body":"(a) For purposes of this subchapter, separation from Government employment includes a transfer from a position that is subject to one of the retirement systems described in subsection (b) to a position that is not subject to any of them. (b) The retirement systems described in this subsection are—(1) the retirement system under this chapter; (2) the retirement system under subchapter III of chapter 83; and (3) any other retirement system under which individuals may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund through withholdings from pay.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 84—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"f2757252b50534fd34130666817171942af7237cc47ee2e9b4e1d0df0c35571e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-8425","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-8432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}