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5 U.S.C. 8340: Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 13 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
14 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8341, 5 U.S.C. 8344, 5 U.S.C. 8348, 5 U.S.C. 8349, 22 U.S.C. 3682.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1986
- Pub. L. 99–251 substituted ", widower, or former spouse," for first reference to "or widower", and ", widower, former spouse, or insurable interest designee" for second and third references to "or widower". · (c)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–270 substituted provisions defining term "base quarter" as meaning the calendar quarter ending Sept. 30 of a year and providing that the price index for a base quarter is the arithmetical mean of such index for the three months comprising such quarter for former provisions w… · (a)
- Pub. L. 98–270 substituted "Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, effective December 1 of each year, each annuity payable from the Fund having a commencing date not later than such December 1 shall be increased by the percent change in the price index for the base quart… · (b)
- Pub. L. 98–369, §2201(b)(1), substituted "computed" for "computer". · (c)
- Pub. L. 98–369, §2201(b)(2), substituted "not to exceed 12 months, counting" for "counting". · (c)
1982
- Pub. L. 97–253, §304(a), substituted "rounded to the next lowest" for "fixed at the nearest". · (e)
- Pub. L. 97–253, §309(a), added subsec. (g). · (g)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–35, §1702(a), substituted provisions that except as provided in subsec. (c), the annuities payable from the Fund having a commencing date not later than March 1 of each year shall be increased by the percent change in the price index published for December of the preceding y… · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §1702(b), in opening provision inserted reference to the widow or widower of a deceased annuitant whose annuity has not been increased under this subsection or subsection (b) of this section, in par. (A) substituted "1/12" for "1/6", and in subpar. (B) designated exis… · (c)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–499, substituted formula for computing the first increase to be made under subsec. (b) of this section to an annuity which is payable from the Fund to an employee or Member who retires, to the widow or widower of a deceased employee or Member for provisions that an annuit… · (c)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Office" for "Commission". · (a), (b)
1976
- Pub. L. 94–440, §1306(a), struck out "1 percent plus" after "shall be increased by". · (b)
- Pub. L. 94–440, §1306(c)(1), substituted provisions requiring that Commission shall determine percent change in price index on Jan. 1 and July 1 of each year and effective Mar. 1 or Sept. 1, each annuity payable from Fund shall be increased by the computed percent change in the price index adjusted… · (b)
1975
- Pub. L. 94–126 substituted reference to "section 8339(m) of this title" for "section 8339(n) of this title". · (c)
- Pub. L. 94–183 substituted "after October 31, 1969" for "on or after the first day of the first month that begins on or after the date of enactment of the Civil Service Retirement Amendments of 1969". · (c)
1973
- Pub. L. 93–136 redesignated existing pars. (1) and (2) as pars. (2) and (3) and added par. (1). · (c)
1969
- Pub. L. 91–93, §204(a), increased the annuity payable from the Fund by 1 percent. · (b)
- Pub. L. 91–93, §204(b), increased the minimum survivor annuity for children of a deceased Federal employee, substituting dollar and percentage references to $900, $1,080, $2,700, $3,240, and 60 and 75 percent for prior references to $600, $720, $1,800, $2,160 and 40 and 50 percent r… · (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.