5 CFR 1651.4
§ 1651.4 How to change a designation of beneficiary.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1651.4, § 1651.4 How to change a designation of beneficiary, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/10212
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Full text
(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.