{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1690.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1690.12","heading":"Power of attorney.","body":"(a) A participant or beneficiary can appoint an agent to conduct business with the TSP on his or her behalf by using a power of attorney (POA). The agent is called an attorney-in-fact. The TSP record keeper must approve a POA before the agent can conduct business with the TSP; however, the TSP record keeper will accept a document that was signed by the agent before the TSP record keeper approved the POA. The TSP record keeper will approve a POA if it meets the following conditions:\n(1) The POA must give the agent either general or specific powers, as explained in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section;\n(2) The POA must be signed by the participant;\n(3) The POA must provide the names and addresses of the participant and the agent;\n(4) The POA must meet the state law requirements of the participant's state of domicile as determined by the address on file with the TSP record keeper;\n(5) The POA must be a complete document; and\n(6) The POA must be submitted to the TSP record keeper for approval.\n(b) A general POA gives an agent unlimited authority to conduct business with the TSP, including the authority to sign any TSP-related document. Additional information regarding general powers of attorney can be accessed at https://www.tsp.gov.\n(c) A specific power of attorney gives an agent the authority to conduct specific TSP transactions. A specific POA must expressly describe the authority it grants. Additional information regarding specifical powers of attorney, as well as a sample form, can be accessed at https://www.tsp.gov.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1690—THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN","Subpart B—Miscellaneous"],"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":"840406beaa79886eda0dbfc9eeff45d2d1f87252e950539a0579d7e8b9ed75c8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1690.11","next":"us/5-cfr-1690.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}