# 22 U.S.C. § 4044: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4044

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 U.S.C. § 4044
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 52—FOREIGN SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER VIII—FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY > Part I—Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

## Text

“annuitant” means any individual, including a former participant or survivor, who meets all requirements for an annuity from the Fund under this chapter or any other Act and who has filed a claim for such annuity;

( Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 804 , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2102 ; Pub. L. 99–335, title IV , §§ 402(a)(2), (3), 403, 404(a), June 6, 1986 , 100 Stat. 609 , 610; Pub. L. 100–238, title II, § 211 , Jan. 8, 1988 , 101 Stat. 1773 ; Pub. L. 105–382, § 2(a)(1) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3406 .)

## Nearby sections

- [22 U.S.C. § 4041 Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4041.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4042 Maintenance of Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4042.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4043 Participants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4043.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4044 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4044.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4045 Contributions to Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4045.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4046 Computation of annuities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4046.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4047 Payment of annuity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4047.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4048 Retirement for disability or incapacity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4048.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4049 Death in service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4049.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4050 Discontinued service retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4050.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4051 Voluntary retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4051.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4052 Mandatory retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4052.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4053 Reassignment and retirement of former Presidential appointees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4053.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 4054 Former spouses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4054.md)

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