### Question
Can you define what lump-sum credit means?


### Answer
**Lump-sum credit** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 4071a*:

> the unrefunded amount consisting of—


(A) retirement deductions made from the basic pay of a participant under section 4071e of this title (or under section 204 of the Federal Employees’ Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983)

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 4071a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION > SUBCHAPTER VIII-FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY > Part II-Foreign Service Pension System**

