22 USC 4062 – Unfunded liability obligations
(a) Notice of interest and military service credit
At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the amount equivalent to—
(1) interest on the unfunded liability computed for that year at the interest rate used in the then most recent valuation of the System, and
(2) that portion of disbursement for annuities for that year which the Secretary of State estimates is attributable to credit allowed for military and naval service, less an amount determined by the Secretary of State to be appropriate to reflect the value of the deposits made to the credit of the Fund under section 4045(e) of this title.
(b) Credit to Fund
Terms Used In 22 USC 4062
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Government: means the Government of the United States. See 22 USC 3902
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- military and naval service: means honorable active service&mdash. See 22 USC 4044
- Secretary: means the Secretary of State, except that (subject to section 3921 of this title) with reference to the exercise of functions under this Act with respect to any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means the head of that agency. See 22 USC 3902
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
- unfunded liability: means the estimated excess of the present value of all benefits payable from the Fund under this part over the sum of&mdash. See 22 USC 4044
- United States: when used in a geographic sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia. See 22 USC 3902
Before closing the accounts for each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall credit such amounts to the Fund, as a Government contribution, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated.
(c) Reports to Congress
Requests for appropriations to the Fund under section 4061(b) of this title shall include reports to the Congress on the sums credited to the Fund under this section.