5 CFR 1600.22
§ 1600.22 Maximum employee contributions.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1600.22, § 1600.22 Maximum employee contributions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/9938
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Full text
A participant's employee contributions are subject to the following limitations:
(a) The maximum employee contribution will be limited only by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) A participant may make traditional contributions and Roth contributions during the same year, but the combined total amount of the participant's tax-deferred employee contributions and Roth contributions cannot exceed the applicable Internal Revenue Code elective deferral limit for the year.
(c) A participant who has both a civilian and a uniformed services account can make employee contributions to both accounts, but the combined total amount of the participant's tax-deferred employee contributions and Roth contributions made to both accounts cannot exceed the Internal Revenue Code elective deferral limit for the year.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.