{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1651.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1651.13","heading":"How to apply for a death benefit.","body":"To apply for a TSP death benefit, a potential beneficiary must contact the ThriftLine for instructions on providing a certified copy of the participant's death certificate, along with any other information as required by the TSP.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1651—DEATH BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"95990dab8b883bbfabd4691746d99caf1f07e624d5b806e3c50230175cb4a99a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1651.12","next":"us/5-cfr-1651.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}