P 231856Z AUG 12 FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH TO AIG 4730 AIG 4676 AIG 4678 SUBJ/CLARIFICATION ON THE START DATE FOR THE ROTH THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP) FEATURE// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 34/12// REF/A/TSP ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009/JUNE 22, 2009// REF/B/WEBSITE/WWW.TSP.GOV// REF/C/DOC/TSP BULLETIN 11-U-8// REF/D/MGS/DFAS-CL/221840ZMAY12// NARR/REF A IS THE TSP ENHANCEMENT ACT AUTHORIZING THE TSP ROTH FEATURE. REF B IS THE OFFICIAL TSP WEBSITE. REF C IS THE REVISION TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS. REF D IS GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROTH TSP.// POC/BARBARA BLOCK/CODE JFLQ/TEL:216-204-4308// RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED TO CLARIFY THE START DATE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROTH TSP. 2. ROTH TSP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER 2012. THE ACTUAL START DATE WILL BE NOVEMBER 1,2012. THE FIRST DEDUCTION WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE MEMBER'S NOVEMBER MIDMONTH PAY WITH THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION BEING TRANSMITTED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2012. 3. INFORMATION CONCERNING INPUT PROCEDURES WILL BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. 4. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.//