5 C.F.R. § 841.502
Definitions.
Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 841.502 (2026)
In this subpart—
Employee
means employee as defined in § 842.102 of this chapter or Member as defined in section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code.
Employee deduction
means the portion of the normal cost of FERS coverage which is deducted from an employee's basic pay.
FERS
means chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.
Fund
means the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Normal cost percentage
or
Normal cost
means the entryage normal cost of the provisions of FERS which relate to the Fund, computed by the Office in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice and standards (using dynamic assumptions) and expressed as a level percentage of aggregate basic pay. Normal cost percentage or normal cost include both agency and employee contributions.
Social security
means old age, survivors and disability insurance under section 3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 842.102