# 5 CFR § 1650.6: Deceased participant

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 1650.6
- **Heading:** Deceased participant
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD > PART 1650—METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) The TSP record keeper will cancel a pending TSP withdrawal request if it receives notice, in the form and manner prescribed by the TSP record keeper, that a participant is deceased. The TSP record keeper will also cancel an annuity purchase made on or after the participant's date of death but before annuity payments have begun, and the annuity vendor will return the funds to the TSP.
(b) If the TSP record keeper processes a TSP withdrawal request before being notified that a participant is deceased, the funds cannot be returned to the TSP.
[87 FR 31681, May 24, 2022]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 1650.1 § 1650.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.1.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.2 § 1650.2 Eligibility and general rules for a TSP withdrawal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.2.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.3 § 1650.3 Frozen accounts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.3.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.4 § 1650.4 Certification of truthfulness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.4.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.5 § 1650.5 Returned funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.5.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.6 § 1650.6 Deceased participant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.6.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.11 § 1650.11 Post-employment distribution elections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.11.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.12 § 1650.12 Single payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.12.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.13 § 1650.13 Installment payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.13.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.14 § 1650.14 Annuities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.14.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.16 § 1650.16 Required minimum distributions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.16.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.17 § 1650.17 Changes and cancellation of a post-employment distribution request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.17.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.21 § 1650.21 Information provided by employing agency or service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.21.md)
- [5 CFR § 1650.22 § 1650.22 Accounts of $200 or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1650.22.md)

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