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# 5 U.S.C. § 8410 - Eligibility for annuity

## Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an employee or Member must complete at least 5 years of civilian service creditable under section 8411 in order to be eligible for an annuity under this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 99–335, title I, § 101(a), June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 522.)