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FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
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AIG 4678
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SUBJ/BLENDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM (BRS) AUTOMATIC REENROLLMENT EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2019//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 37/18//
REF/A/DOC/PUBLIC LAW 114-92 SECTION 632//
NARR/REF A AUTHORIZES THE REENROLLMENT INTO THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN
(TSP) JANUARY 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR.//
POC/BARBARA BLOCK/CODE JFLQ/TEL:216-204-4308//
1. IAW REF A, members who were automatically enrolled in BRS by
virtue of having a Date of Initial Entry in Military Service (DIEMS)
on or after January 1, 2018 and are not contributing into the TSP at
the end of the year will be automatically re-enrolled into
traditional TSP at 3 percent base pay for Active Duty effective
January 1, 2019 and for Reserves effective the first daily update
in January. This also applies to members who opted-in during a
prior period of service followed by a break in service of more than
31 days.
2. These members have the opportunity to decline to be re-enrolled,
but may do so only during the following periods:
DJMS-AC: December 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
DJMS-RC: December 1, 2018 to December 18, 2018
3. If the member is auto enrolled and requests to decline automatic
reenrollment during this period the finance office may process the
declination to avoid the auto reenrollment. For members who opted-in
during a prior period of service with a break of 31 days or more who
has less than 2 years and 1 day service will need to submit a case to
DFAS to process the declination. The following transaction will be
used to process the declination:
DJMS-AC: M204
START DATE: Current date. Must be between 181201 to 181231
MATCH IND: This should be the same as the match indicator currently
on the members account. Space filled if not receiving matching. M if
receiving matching. If the member is not eligible due to reaching
26 years of service.
TSP declination IND: R member declining automatic reenrollment
DJMS-RC: T01-8 BRS flag x for member declining automatic reenrollment
4. Members who are automatically reenrolled in TSP will have the
opportunity to adjust their elections in MyPay even after reenrollment.
Members who request to decline reenrollment via their finance office
may later choose to contribute to TSP via MyPay.
5. This process does not affect members who chose to opt-in to the
BRS. Those members will not be automatically reenrolled in TSP
regardless of their current elections. However, members who opt-ed
in during a prior period of service followed by a break in service of
31 days or more will be automatically reenrolled if they do not have
a current election.
6. Members who have more than 26 years of service will not be
reenrolled.
7. Request widest dissemination.//