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Executive Order 13105

Open Enrollment Season for Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System

This executive order establishes a six-month open enrollment window from November 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999, allowing participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System to elect to transfer to newer pension systems—the Foreign Service Pension System and Federal Employees' Retirement System, respectively. The order aligns these specialized federal retirement systems with a similar open enrollment opportunity previously provided to civil service employees under the 1997 Federal Employees' Retirement System Open Enrollment Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 63 FR 60201

Impact dates

  1. Open enrollment period ends for both systems

  2. Secretary of State to issue regulations for Foreign Service open enrollment

  3. Open enrollment period begins for both Foreign Service and CIA retirement systems

Key directives

  • Secretary of State shall issue regulations providing open enrollment period from November 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999 for Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System participants to elect Foreign Service Pension System
  • Director of CIA shall provide open enrollment period from November 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999 for CIA Retirement and Disability System participants to elect Federal Employees' Retirement System

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Open enrollment period begins November 1, 1998

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of State to issue regulations for Foreign Service system open enrollment
  • Director of CIA to implement open enrollment procedures for CIA system

Long term

  • Employee elections during open enrollment period take effect upon transfer to new pension systems

Risks & tensions

  • Limited to two small, specialized federal employee populations; no broader civil service implications
  • No specified penalty or consequence for missing enrollment window—employees who do not elect transfer remain in existing systems
  • Regulatory implementation deadline not explicitly stated; 'shall issue' implies prompt action but no specific days_from_signing mandated
Executive Order 13105: Open Enrollment Season for Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System · Executive Orders