### Question
What does qualifying service mean?


### Answer
**Qualifying service** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 2001*:

> service determined by the Director to have been performed in carrying out duties described in section 2013 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2001*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS**

