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5 U.S.C. 8337: Disability retirement

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 13 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 3304, 5 U.S.C. 8339, 5 U.S.C. 8343a, 5 U.S.C. 8345, 5 U.S.C. 8347.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (4).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–553 substituted "8339(a) through (e), (n), (q), (r), or (s)" for "8339(a)–(e), (n), (q), or (r)" in last sentence. (District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65, §522(d)(1), inserted "or section 10216 of title 10" after "title 32" and substituted "title 32 or section 10216 of title 10, respectively, to be a member of the Selected Reserve." for "such title to be a member of the National Guard and to hold a specified military g… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 106–65, §522(d)(2), inserted "or section 10216 of title 10" after "title 32" and substituted "Selected Reserve" for "National Guard or from holding the military grade required for such employment". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 106–65, §522(d)(3), inserted "or section 10216 of title 10" after "title 32". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (h)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–61 substituted "(q), or (r)" for "or (q)". (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces" for "Court of Military Appeals". · (a)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–378 substituted "if" for "is" after "employee" in second sentence. · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–428 substituted "8339(a)–(e), (n), or (q)" for "8339(a)–(e) or (n)". · (a)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–189 substituted "section 942(c) of title 10" for "section 867(a)(2) of title 10". · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–238 added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: "An individual is not entitled to receive an annuity under this subchapter and compensation for injury or disability to himself under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title covering the same pe… · (f)
    • Pub. L. 100–238 added subsec. (g) and struck out former subsec. (g) which read as follows: "The right of an individual entitled to an annuity under this subchapter is not affected because he has received a lump-sum payment for compensation under section 8135 of this title. However, if … · (g)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–94 inserted provision that a judge of the United States Court of Military Appeals who completes 5 years of civilian service and who is found by the Office to be disabled for useful and efficient service as a judge of such court or who is removed for mental or physical disabi… · (a)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–253, §302(a)(1), (2), substituted "180 days" for "1 year" in provision relating to restoration of an annuitant to an earning capacity fairly comparable to the current rate of pay of the position occupied at the time of retirement, and "any calendar year" for "each of 2 succe… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 97–253, §302(a)(3), added subsec. (h). · (h)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–499 provided that an employee was to be considered disabled only if the employee were found by the Office of Personnel Management to be unable to render useful and efficient service in the employee's position and was not qualified for reassignment to a vacant position in the… · (a)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" and "Office" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Commission", respectively, wherever appearing. · (a), (b), (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.