retirement age
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
Retirement age.—The term "retirement age" has the meaning given the term in section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)).
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- 2015–202610 U.S.C. § 1415Armed Forces · Lump sum payment of certain retired pay · in this section
The term “retirement age” has the meaning given the term in section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)).
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 1415Armed Forces · Lump sum payment of certain retired pay · in this section
The term “retirement age” means—
(A) with respect to an individual who attains early retirement age (as defined in paragraph (2)) before January 1, 2000, 65 years of age;
(B) with respect to an individual who attains early retirement age after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2005, 65 years of age plus the number of months in the age increase factor (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the calendar year in which such individual attains early retirement age;
(C) with respect to an individual who attains early retirement age after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2017, 66 years of age;
(D) with respect to an individual who attains early retirement age after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2022, 66 years of age plus the number of months in the age increase factor (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the calendar year in which such individual attains early retirement age; and
(E) with respect to an individual who attains early retirement age after December 31, 2021, 67 years of age.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 416The Public Health and Welfare · Additional definitions · under this subchapter