[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1604.7]

[Page 196-197]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1604_UNIFORMED SERVICES ACCOUNTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1604.7  Withdrawals.

    A service member may withdraw all or a portion of his or her account 
under the rules in 5 CFR part 1650, with the following exceptions:
    (a) Separate accounts. If the TSP maintains a service member account 
and a civilian account for an individual, a separate withdrawal request 
must be made for each account.
    (b) Spousal rights. The spouse of a service member participant has 
the same TSP spousal rights as the spouse of a civilian participant 
covered under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; those spousal 
rights in the context of a withdrawal (and the process by which a 
service member may obtain an exception to them) are explained at 5 CFR 
part 1650.
    (c) Combat zone contributions. If a service member account contains 
combat zone contributions, the withdrawal will be distributed pro rata 
from all sources. If a participant requests the TSP to transfer all, or 
a portion, of a withdrawal to a traditional IRA or eligible employer 
plan, the share of the withdrawal attributable to combat zone 
contributions (if any) can be transferred only if the IRA or plan 
accepts such funds.

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    (d) Separation. The definition of separation from service at Sec.  
1604.2 applies when determining a service member's eligibility for a 
withdrawal.

[66 FR 50713, Oct. 4, 2001, as amended at 70 FR 32209, June 1, 2005]