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SUBJ/INFORMATION ON THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP) FOR THE NEW BLENDED
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (BRS) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018 FOR NAVY ACTIVE DUTY
MEMBERS.
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 37/17//
POC/BARBARA BLOCK/CODE JFLQ/TEL:216-204-4308//
RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TSP
FOR THE NEW BLENDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE DUTY NAVY MEMBERS.
REF/A/DOC/THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2016, PUBLIC LAW 114-92/NOVEMBER 25, 2015.//
REF/B/DOC/TSP BULLETIN 17-U-3/AUGUST 29, 2017//
AMPN/REF A CHANGED THE UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREMENT PLAN TO
INCLUDE ENHANCED TSP BENEFITS. REF B IS REVISION TO IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE BRS.//
2. GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRS MAY
BE LOCATED IN REF B.
3. INTRODUCTION.
A. MEMBERS WHO ENTER THE SERVICE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2018 ARE
AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED INTO TSP CONTRIBUTING 3% OF THEIR BASIC PAY
AND MUST START NO LATER THAN THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD FOLLOWING THE
DATE THAT IS SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE MEMBER'S PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD).
AUTOMATIC AGENCY 1% CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BEGIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER ENTRY.
MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4% WILL BEGIN AFTER 2 YEARS
OF SERVICE.
B. IF A NEW MEMBER INDICATES THAT THEY WISH TO DECLINE AN AUTOMATIC
TSP ELECTION THEN THIS SHOULD BE INDICATED ON THE ACCESSION
TRANSACTION TSP-DECLN-IND. IF THE ACCESSION TRANSACTION HAS ALREADY
POSTED AT THE TIME THE MEMBER INDICATES THEY WISH TO DECLINE THEN THE
FINANCE OFFICE CAN MAKE CHANGES TO THE TSP-DECLN-IND WITH AN E205
BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IS EFFECTIVE ON THE 60TH DAY PAST THE
PEBD.
C. MEMBERS MAY VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING
AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN BRS. THERE IS NO 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD.
THEY MAY USE MYPAY OR SUBMIT A TSP ELECTION FORM TO THEIR FINANCE
OFFICE.
D. MEMBERS SUBJECT TO AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT WHO TERMINATE THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS AND DO NOT ELECT TO RESUME THEM BY THE LAST FULL PAY
PERIOD OF THE YEAR WILL BE REENROLLED AT A RATE OF 3% BASIC PAY
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AUTO ENROLLED MEMBERS
WHO ARE IN A NON-CONTRIBUTION PERIOD DUE TO A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
WITHDRAWAL AT THE END OF THE YEAR WILL NOT BE REENROLLED IN
JANUARY. IF THE MEMBER DOES NOT RESUME CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING
YEAR THE MEMBER WILL BE REENROLLED IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR. MEMBERS
CAN CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE AT ANY TIME OR TERMINATE THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS AT ANY TIME.
E. MEMBERS MAY REQUEST A REFUND OF THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE
DEDUCTED FROM THEIR BASIC PAY (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EARNINGS) WITHIN
THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF THE MEMBERS FIRST AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT
CONTRIBUTION.  EVEN IF A MEMBER REQUESTS A REFUND OF AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, THE MEMBER MAY STILL CONTINUE MAKING TSP
CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM TSP-25 AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT REFUND REQUEST, MUST
BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE TSP AND BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS
AFTER THE TSP'S RECEIPT OF THE FIRST AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT CONTRIBUTION
(THE REFUND DEADLINE DATE). THIS DATE IS PROVIDED IN THE TSP WELCOME
LETTER SENT TO ALL MEMBERS UPON RECEIPT OF THEIR FIRST CONTRIBUTION.
F. FOR MEMBERS WHO WERE AUTO-ENROLLED IN THE BRS IN A PRIOR PERIOD OF
SERVICE AND HAVE A BREAK IN SERVICE LESS THAN 31 DAYS AN INTERIM PROCEDURE
WILL BE USED. THE ENROLLMENT INDICATOR "R" WILL BE USED AS NORMAL. CHECK
PRIOR MILITARY MASTER PAY ACCOUNT (MMPA) FOR TSP ELECTION AND SUBMIT
TRANSACTION TO POST THE SAME ELECTION TO THE CURRENT MMPA.
G. MEMBERS WITH FEWER THAN 12 YEARS OF SERVICE ON DECEMBER 31, 2017 MAY
ELECT TO OPT-IN. MEMBERS THAT OPT INTO BRS WILL SEE THE AUTOMATIC 1% AND
MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD AFTER OPTING IN. THERE
WILL BE NO WAITING PERIOD.
H. MYPAY WILL BE USED FOR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPT-IN TO
MAKE THEIR ELECTION.  THE ELECTION MAY BE MADE ANY TIME DURING THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2018, AND LATER FOR HARDSHIP EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS WITH A BREAK IN SERVICE.
I. MEMBERS WHO OPT-IN ARE GENERALLY NOT SUBJECT TO THE AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT AND REENROLLMENT PROCEDURES. HOWEVER WHEN A OPT-IN MEMBER
SEPARATES AND THEN REENTERS SERVICE, THAT MEMBER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ENROLLED AND REENROLLED.
J. FOR MEMBERS WHO OPTED-IN DURING A PRIOR PERIOD OF SERVICE AND HAD A
BREAK IN SERVICE LESS THAN 31 DAYS AN INTERIM PROCEDURE WILL BE USED. THE
ENROLLMENT INDICATOR WILL BE "O". THIS SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO ENROLL A
MEMBER. CHECK PRIOR MMPA FOR TSP ELECTION AND SUBMIT TRANSACTION TO
POST THE SAME ELECTION TO THE CURRENT MMPA.
K. FOR MEMBERS WHO OPTED-IN DURING THE PRIOR PERIOD OF SERVICE AND
HAD A BREAK IN SERVICE OF 31 DAYS OR MORE AN INTERIM PROCEDURE WILL BE
USED. POST ENROLLMENT INDICATOR 'R' (NORMALLY USED IF MEMBER
AUTO-ENROLLED IN PRIOR PERIOD OF SERVICE). AUTOMATIC TSP ENROLLMENT
WILL START AT 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE ENTRY OR THE FIRST FULL
PAY PERIOD AFTER REENTRY. AGENCY AUTOMATIC 1% AND MATCHING WILL
START THE SAME CALENDAR MONTH IF THE MEMBER REENTERS ON THE FIRST
OF THE CALENDAR MONTH OR WILL START THE NEXT CALENDAR MONTH IF THE
MEMBER REENTERED AFTER THE FIRST OF THE CALENDAR MONTH. MEMBER
WILL HAVE AUTOMATIC REENROLLMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR IF NEEDED.
L. BOTH THE AUTOMATIC AND MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE PAY PERIOD DURING WHICH THE MEMBER ATTAINS
TWENTY SIX YEARS OF SERVICE.
M. FOR BRS MEMBERS WHO ARE SEPARATING AND HAVE THE FUNDS
AVAILABLE A CONTRIBUTION WILL BE POSTED TO THE MMPA AT PERCENTAGE
IN EFFECT THE MONTH PRIOR TO SEPARATION.  IF APPLICABLE, THE MATCHING
AND AUTOMATIC 1% WILL ALSO BE POSTED.
4. NEW BRS ENTRIES ON THE DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY SERVICE (DJMS) PAY
ACCOUNT.
A. M2 BLENDED RETIREMENT ENTRY.  THIS WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE
MEMBERS BRS ENROLLMENT STATUS. THE M2 ENTRY WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
FIELDS.
1. ACTION INDICATOR. THIS WILL SHOW WHAT ACTION CREATED THE M2 ENTRY.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE DATE THE MEMBER BECAME ENROLLED IN THE
BRS PROGRAM. WHEN THE MEMBER IS NOT ENROLLED IN BRS THE DATE WILL
BE ZERO FILLED.
3. ENROLLMENT INDICATOR.
N = NOT ENROLLED.
A = AUTO ENROLLED.
R = AUTO-ENROLLED IN PRIOR SERVICE AND AN OPT-IN MEMBER WITH A BREAK
IN SERVICE. (THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND
REENROLLMENT UNTIL FUTURE SYSTEM CHANGES ARE MADE).
4. VESTING DATE.  THIS IS THE PAY DATE PLUS 2 YEARS AND 1 DAY. WHEN
THE MEMBER IS NOT ENROLLED IN BRS THE DATE WILL BE ZERO FILLED.
5. TERMINATION DATE. THIS IS THE PAY DATE PLUS 26 YEARS AND 1 DAY.
WHEN THE MEMBER IS NOT ENROLLED IN BRS THE DATE WILL BE ZERO FILLED.
6. MATCHING INDICATOR.
SPACE = MEMBER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING. CURRENT DATE IS LESS
THAN THE VESTING DATE.
M = MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING. CURRENT DATE IS GREATER THAN
OR EQUAL TO VESTING DATE AND LESS THAN TERMINATION DATE.
F = MEMBER IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE
REACHED THEIR 26 YEAR TERMINATION DATE.
7. TSP DECLINE INDICATOR.
N = MEMBER HAS NOT DECLINED AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OR
REENROLLMENT INTO TSP.
A = MEMBER HAS DECLINED AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT INTO TSP.
R = MEMBER HAS DECLINED AUTOMATIC REENROLLMENT INTO TSP.
C = DECLINATION HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
B. M7 AGENCY AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ENTRY. THIS ENTRY WILL CONTAIN
INFORMATION ON THE AGENCY AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
C. M8 AGENCY AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ACCUMULATOR. THIS ENTRY
WILL BE THE ACCUMULATOR FOR AGENCY AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
5. CHANGES TO E103, EA03, E203 ACCESSION TRANSACTIONS.
A. ENRL-IND.
N = NOT ENROLLED
A = AUTO ENROLLED
O = OPT-IN (IMPORTANT: 'O' SHOULD NOT BE USED ON THE ACCESSION
TRANSACTION. AN OPT-IN ELECTION MUST BE MADE THROUGH MYPAY, WITH
THE EXCEPTION THAT IT MAY BE USED BY CENTRAL SITE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS
OR BY FIELD AND CENTRAL SITE FOR THE WORKAROUND FOR OPT-IN MEMBERS
WITH A BREAK IN SERVICE LESS THAN 31 DAYS).
R = AUTO ENROLLED IN PRIOR SERVICE. THIS CODE WILL BE USED FOR
MEMBERS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY AUTO ENROLLED UNDER THE SAME OR
ANOTHER SERVICE TO INCLUDE RESERVE COMPONENT.
B. DATE OF BIRTH. THIS FIELD WILL BE SIX CHARACTER FILLED TO BE
POPULATED WITH THE DATE FORMATTED AS YYMMDD.
C. ADDRESS. THERE WILL BE 3 ADDRESS ALPHA NUMERIC FIELDS WITH 25,
23, AND 25 CHARACTER LENGTHS. THE FIRST POSITION IN ALL THREE FIELDS
MAY NOT CONTAIN A SPACE. THE FIELD MAY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL
CHARACTERS: DASH/HYPHEN, POUND SIGN, FORWARD SLASH, OR ASTERISK ONLY.
NO OTHER SPECIAL CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED. THE ADDRESS CITY IS ALPHA
NUMERIC AND 20 CHARACTER LONG. THE FIRST POSITION MAY NOT CONTAIN A
SPACE. THE ADDRESS STATE/COUNTRY IS ALPHA AND 3 CHARACTERS LONG.
THE FIRST POSITION MAY NOT CONTAIN A SPACE. THE ZIP CODE IS
ALPA/NUMERIC AND 9 CHARACTERS LONG. THE FIRST POSITION MAY NOT
CONTAIN A SPACE.
D. TSP-DECLN-IND.
A = DECLINE AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN TRADITIONAL TSP.
N = DO NOT DECLINE AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN TRADITIONAL TSP OR
NOT APPLICABLE.
6. THE DFAS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG) WILL BE UPDATED TO
INCLUDE THE NEW BRS PROCEDURES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
7. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.//