Skip to main content

50 U.S.C. § 2055 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 50. War and National Defense § 2055. Mandatory retirement

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.

(a)Involuntary retirement

(1)Authority of Director

The Director may, in the Director's discretion, place in a retired status any participant in the system described in paragraph (2).

(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to any participant who has not less than 10 years of service with the Agency and who--

(A) has completed at least 25 years of service;  or

(B) is at least 50 years of age and has completed at least 20 years of service.

(b)Mandatory retirement for age

(1)In general

A participant in the system shall be automatically retired from the Agency--

(A) upon reaching age 65, in the case of a participant in the system who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank of level 4 or above;  and

(B) upon reaching age 60, in the case of any other participant in the system.

(2)Effective date of retirement

Retirement under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the last day of the month in which the participant reaches the age applicable to that participant under that paragraph.

(3)Authority for extension

In any case in which the Director determines it to be in the public interest, the Director may extend the mandatory retirement date for a participant under this subsection by a period of not to exceed 5 years.

(c)Retirement benefits

A participant retired under this section shall receive retirement benefits in accordance with section 2031 of this title.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 50 U.S.C. § 2055 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 50. War and National Defense § 2055. Mandatory retirement - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-50-war-and-national-defense/50-usc-sect-2055/


FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Thank you. Your response has been sent.

Copied to clipboard