[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR1650.32] [Page 270-271] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD PART 1650--METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN--Table of Contents Subpart D--In-Service Withdrawals Sec. 1650.32 Contributing to the TSP after an in-service withdrawal. (a) A participant's TSP contribution election will not be affected by an age-based in-service withdrawal; there fore, his or her TSP contributions will continue without interruption. (b) A participant who obtains a financial hardship in-service withdrawal may not contribute to the TSP for any pay date falling within a period of six months, beginning on the 46th day after the date of the withdrawal and ending 180 days after this beginning date; therefore, his or her TSP contributions (and any applicable matching contributions) will be discontinued by his or her agency upon notification by the TSP. A participant whose TSP contributions were discontinued by his or her agency because of a hardship withdrawal can resume contributions any time after expiration of the six month period by submitting a new TSP [[Page 271]] Election Form (TSP-1). If a participant voluntarily terminated TSP contributions, he or she can resume contributions at the expiration of the six-month period, or in the next open season during which the participant would be eligible to submit a new Form TSP-1, whichever is later.