50 U.S.C. § 2055 — Mandatory retirement

(a)(1) The Director^* may, in the Director’s discretion, place in retired status any participant described in paragraph (2). (2) This applies to a participant with at least 10 years of Agency^* service who either: (A) has at least 25 years of service; or (B) is at least 50 and has at least 20 years of service. (b)(1) A participant is automatically retired: (A) at age 65 if the participant is Senior Intelligence Service level 4 or higher; or (B) at age 60 for any other participant. (2) Retirement takes effect on the last day of the month in which the participant reaches the applicable age. (3) If the Director finds it in the public interest, the Director may extend the mandatory retirement date by no more than five years. (c) A participant retired under this section receives benefits under section 2031.