5 C.F.R. § 1651.4

How to change a designation of beneficiary.

Last amended: 2022Year: 2026Length: 106 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 1651.4 (2026)

(a) Change. To change a designation of beneficiary, the participant must submit to the TSP record keeper a new TSP designation of beneficiary meeting the requirements of § 1651.3 to the TSP record keeper. If the TSP record keeper receives more than one valid designation of beneficiary, it will honor the designation with the latest date signed by the participant. A participant may change a TSP beneficiary at any time, without the knowledge or consent of any person, including his or her spouse. (b) [Reserved] (c) Will. A participant cannot use a will to change a TSP designation of beneficiary. [87 FR 31686, May 24, 2022]
Cross-references to the CFR
1651.3
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