[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1604.2]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1604_UNIFORMED SERVICES ACCOUNTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1604.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    Basic pay means basic pay payable under 37 U.S.C. 204 and 
compensation received under 37 U.S.C. 206.
    Bonus contributions means contributions made by participants from a 
bonus as defined in 37 U.S.C. chapter 5.
    Civilian account means the TSP account to which contributions have 
been made by or on behalf of a civilian employee.
    Civilian employee means a TSP participant covered by the Federal 
Employees' Retirement System, the Civil Service Retirement System, or 
equivalent retirement plans.
    Combat zone compensation means compensation received for active 
service during a month in which a member of the uniformed services 
serves in a combat zone.
    Combat zone contributions means employee contributions that are made 
from compensation subject to the Federal income tax exclusion at 26 
U.S.C. 112 for combat zone compensation.
    Employee contributions means contributions made by participants from 
basic pay, incentive pay, and special pay (including bonuses).
    Employing agency means the organization that employs an individual 
who is eligible to contribute to the TSP and that has authority to make 
compensation decisions for that employee.
    Federal civilian retirement system means the Civil Service 
Retirement System established by 5 U.S.C. chapter 83, subchapter III, 
the Federal Employees' Retirement System established by 5 U.S.C. chapter 
84, or any equivalent Federal civilian retirement system.

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    Periodic contributions means employee contributions made from 
recurring incentive pay and special pay (including bonuses) as defined 
in 37 U.S.C. chapter 5.
    Ready Reserve means those members of the uniformed services 
described at 10 U.S.C. 10142.
    Regular contributions means employee contributions made from basic 
pay.
    Separation from service means discharge of a member from active duty 
or the Ready Reserve or transfer of a member to inactive status or to a 
retired list pursuant to any provision of title 10, U.S.C. The discharge 
or transfer may not be followed, before the end of the 31-day period 
beginning on the day following the effective date of the discharge, by 
resumption of active duty, an appointment to a civilian position covered 
by the Federal Employees' Retirement System, the Civil Service 
Retirement System, or an equivalent retirement system, or continued 
service in or affiliation with the Ready Reserve. Reserve component 
members serving on full-time active duty who terminate their active duty 
status and subsequently participate in the drilling reserve are said to 
continue in the Ready Reserve. Active component members who are released 
from active duty and subsequently participate in the drilling reserve 
are said to affiliate with the Ready Reserve.
    Service member means a member of the uniformed services on active 
duty or a member of the Ready Reserve in any pay status.
    Service member account means the account to which contributions have 
been made by or on behalf of a member of the uniformed services.
    Special and incentive pay means pay payable as special or incentive 
pay under 37 U.S.C. chapter 5.
    Uniformed services means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.

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