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MSGID/GENADMIN/MPO/CL CODE JFLQ//
SUBJ/THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A SEPARATING
MEMBER//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 07/17//
REF/A/DOC/CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS/TITLE 5 CHAPTER VI PART
1604 SECTION 1604.4//
AMPN/REF A IS THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT ADDRESSES
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES.//
POC/BARBARA BLOCK/CODE JFLQ/MPO-CLE/TEL:216-204-4308//
RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY IS TO REITERATE PROCEDURES
CONCERNING TSP AND TSP CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEMBERS
WHO ARE BEING SEPARATED FROM THE NAVY. NORMAL SEPARATION
PROCESSING CAUSES THE MASTER MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT (MMPA) TO
GO INTO A 'T' STATUS AT 10 DAYS PRIOR TO N7 ENTRY FOR DATE OF
SEPARATION. TSP AND TSP CATCH-UP DEDUCTIONS WILL STOP EFFECTIVE
THE END OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH. THE AMOUNT OF PAY CONTAINED ON
THE NT LINE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REDUCTION FOR TSP AND TSP CATCH-UP
IN THE FINAL MONTH OF SEPARATION.
2. AS SPECIFIED IN REF A:  A MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO CONTRIBUTE TO TSP
AND TSP CATCH-UP PROVIDED THERE IS A VALID ELECTION IN FORCE AND
THE MEMBER IS IN RECEIPT OF BASIC PAY. IF THE MEMBER WISHES TO HAVE
TSP OR TSP CATCH-UP WITHHELD FROM THEIR FINAL PAY ACCORDING TO THE
TSP ELECTION IN FORCE, SEPARATING ACTIVITIES SHOULD CALCULATE THE
ALLOWABLE TSP AND AGE CATCH-UP DEDUCTION IF APPLICABLE TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION THE PRORATION OF THE TSP DEDUCTION BASED UPON THE
NUMBER OF ACTIVE DUTY DAYS IN THE SEPARATION MONTH AND REDUCE THE
MEMBERS PAY ACCORDINGLY. SEPARATION PAYMENTS AND LUMP SUM LEAVE ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES OF PAY FOR TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.
3. SUBMIT THE REQUEST TO THE DEFENSE WORKLOAD OPERATIONS WEB SYSTEM
(DWOWS).
A. TD ENDING IN 00-49 DEPARTMENT JFLADB CLERK CODE 241
B. TD ENDING IN 50-99 DEPARTMENT JFLADB CLERK CODE 250
4. THE ABOVE INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE MEMBERS MMPA
GOING INTO A 'V' STATUS. MPO-CL WILL PROCESS ALL NECESSARY TRANSACTIONS
TO POST THE COMPUTED TSP DEDUCTION TO MEMBER'S MMPA AND FORWARD THE
AMOUNT TO THE MEMBER'S TSP ACCOUNT.
5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.//