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[CITE: 50USC2143]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
    CHAPTER 38--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
                                 SYSTEM
 
         Part K--Conformity With Civil Service Retirement System
 
Sec. 2143. Alternative forms of annuities


(a) Authority for alternative form of annuity

    The Director shall prescribe regulations under which any participant 
who has a life-threatening affliction or other critical medical 
condition may, at the time of retiring under this subchapter (other than 
under section 2051 of this title), elect annuity benefits under this 
section instead of any other benefits under this subchapter (including 
any survivor benefits under this subchapter) based on the service of the 
participant creditable under this subchapter.

(b) Basis for alternative forms of annuity

    The regulations and alternative forms of annuity shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, meet the requirements prescribed in section 
8343a of title 5.

(c) Lump-sum credit

    Any lump-sum credit provided pursuant to an election under 
subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude an individual from 
receiving other benefits provided under that subsection.

(d) Submission of regulations to congressional intelligence committees

    The Director shall submit the regulations prescribed under 
subsection (a) of this section to the congressional intelligence 
committees before the regulations take effect.

(Pub. L. 88-643, title II, Sec. 294, as added Pub. L. 102-496, title 
VIII, Sec. 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3242; amended Pub. L. 103-66, 
title XI, Sec. 11002(c), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 409.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 294 of Pub. L. 88-643, as added Pub. L. 99-335, 
title V, Sec. 505, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 624, related to alternative 
forms of annuities and was set out as a note under section 403 of this 
title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88-643 by section 802 of 
Pub. L. 102-496.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-66 substituted ``any participant who 
has a life-threatening affliction or other critical medical condition'' 
for ``a participant''.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-66 effective Oct. 1, 1994, and applicable 
with respect to any annuity commencing on or after that date, see 
section 11002(d) of Pub. L. 103-66, set out as a note under section 
8343a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2034 of this title.
