### Question
Can you define what supplemental liability means?


### Answer
**Supplemental liability** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 4071a*:

> the estimated excess of—


(A) the actuarial present value of all future benefits payable from the Fund under this part based on the service of participants or former participants, over


(B) the sum of—


(i) the actuarial present value of (I) deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of participants pursuant to section 4071e of this title and (II) contributions for past civilian and military service

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 4071a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-FOREIGN SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER VIII-FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY > Part II-Foreign Service Pension System**

