Sec. 852. Definitions
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## Sec. 852 Definitions **[**[22 U.S.C. 4071a](/us/usc/t22/s4071a)**]** As used in this subchapter, unless otherwise specified— ####
(1)the term “**court order**” has the same meaning given in section 804(4); ####
(2)the term “**Fund**” means the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund maintained by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 802; ####
(3)the term “**lump-sum credit**” means the unrefunded amount consisting of— #####
(A)retirement deductions made from the basis pay of a participant under section 856 of this chapter (or under section 204 of the Federal Employees' Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983); #####
(B)amounts deposited by a participant under section 854 to obtain credit under this System for prior civilian or military service; and #####
(C)interest on the deductions and deports which, for any calendar year, shall be equal to the overall average obligations purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury during such fiscal year under section 819, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (compounded annually); but does not include interest— ######
(i)if the service covered thereby aggregates 1 year or less; or ######
(ii)for a fractional part of a month in the total service; ####
(4)the term “**normal cost**” means the entry-age normal cost of the provisions of the System which relate to the Fund, computed by the Secretary of State in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice and standards (using dynamic assumptions) and expressed as a level percentage of aggregate basic pay; ####
(5)the term “**participant**” means a person who participates in the Foreign Service Pension System; ####
(6)the term “**pro rata share**” in the case of any former spouse of any participant or former participant means the percentage which is equal to the percentage that
(A)the number of years during which the former spouse was married to the participant during the service of the participant which is creditable under this chapter is of
(B)the total number of years of such service, disregarding extra credit under section 817; ####
(7)the term “**revised annuity participant**” means any individual who— #####
(A)on December 31, 2012— ######
(i)is not a participant; ######
(ii)is not performing service which is creditable service under section 854; and ######
(iii)has less than 5 years creditable service under section 854; and #####
(B)after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2014, becomes a participant performing service which is creditable service under section 854; ####
(8)the term “**further revised annuity participant**” means any individual who— #####
(A)on December 31, 2013— ######
(i)is not a participant; ######
(ii)is not performing service which is creditable service under section 854; and ######
(iii)has less than 5 years creditable service under section 854; and #####
(B)after December 31, 2013, becomes a participant performing service which is creditable service under section 854; ####
(9)the term “**supplemental liability**” means the estimated excess of— #####
(A)the actuarial present value of all future benefits payable from the Fund under this subchapter based on the service of participants or former participants, over #####
(B)the sum of— ######
(i)the actuarial present value of
(I)deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of participants pursuant to section 856 and
(II)contributions for past civilian and military service; ######
(ii)the actuarial present value of future contributions to be made pursuant to section 857; ######
(iii)the Fund balance as of the date the supplemental liability is determined, to the extent that such balance is attributable— ######
(I)to the System, or ######
(II)to the contributions made under the Federal Employees' Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983 (5 U.S.C. 8331 note); and ######
(iv)any other appropriate amount, as determined by the Secretary of State in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles; ####
(10)the term “**System**” means the Foreign Service Pension System; and ####
(11)the term “**special agent**” has the same meaning given in section 804(15).
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