{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1651.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1651.4","heading":"How to change a designation of beneficiary.","body":"(a) Change. To change a designation of beneficiary, the participant must submit to the TSP record keeper a new TSP designation of beneficiary meeting the requirements of § 1651.3 to the TSP record keeper. If the TSP record keeper receives more than one valid designation of beneficiary, it will honor the designation with the latest date signed by the participant. A participant may change a TSP beneficiary at any time, without the knowledge or consent of any person, including his or her spouse.\n(b) [Reserved]\n(c) Will. A participant cannot use a will to change a TSP designation of beneficiary.","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":"4687ad5d683b4d9d6924ba2873bb409dae36631888d0886a478ea3bbe25907b4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1651.3","next":"us/5-cfr-1651.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}