Air Traffic Controllers are considered "Public Safety Employees" according to federal regulations, meaning they share similar retirement benefits and early withdrawal options with other public safety roles like federal law enforcement officers and firefighters.
The Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act of 2015 allows specified federal law enforcement officers, Customs and Border Protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers
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qualified public safety employee
(B)For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified public safety employee” means— (i)any employee of a State or political subdivision of a State who provides police protection, firefighting services, or emergency medical services for any area within the jurisdiction of such State or political subdivision, or (ii)any Federal law enforcement officer described in, any Federal customs and border protection officer described in section 8331(31) or 8401(36) of such title, any Federal firefighter described in section 8331(21) or 8401(14) of such title, any
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described in 8331(30) or 8401(35) of such title, any nuclear materials courier described in section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of such title, any member of the United States Capitol Police, any member of the Supreme Court Police, or any diplomatic security special agent of the Department of State. (u)
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