# 22 U.S.C. § 4050: Discontinued service retirement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s4050

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 U.S.C. § 4050
- **Heading:** Discontinued service retirement
- **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

Any participant who voluntarily separates from the Service after obtaining at least 5 years of service credit toward retirement under the System (excluding military and naval service) may upon separation from the Service or at any time prior to becoming eligible for an annuity elect to have his or her contributions to the Fund returned in accordance with section 4055 of this title , or to leave his or her contributions in the Fund and receive an annuity, computed under section 4046 of this title , commencing at age 60.

( Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 810 , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2112 .)

## 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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