29.341—General principle.
Except for disability retirements after June
30, 1997, and certain death benefits based on
deaths after June 30, 1997, in which the
calculation is not based upon length of service
(see § 29.344 ); for cases in which some service is
creditable on or before June 30, 1997, and some
service is creditable after June 30, 1997, Federal
Benefit Payments are computed under the rules of
the applicable plan as though—
(a)
The employee were eligible to retire
effective July 1, 1997, under the same conditions
as the actual retirement (that is, using the
annuity computation formula that applies under the
plan in effect on June 29, 1997, and the actual
retirement age, including any applicable age
reduction, based on the age at actual
retirement);