{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.1004","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.1004","heading":"Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?","body":"(a) Yes. If the TSP account is not withdrawn, the lost earnings are paid to the account.\n(b) If there is no TSP account at the time the lost earnings are payable, you or your survivors will receive the payment directly.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart J—Lost Earnings for Certain Make-up Contributions to the TSP"],"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":"db9e659f984e786c28b83272fb8085124d75bd60a01669b24ff1f8c0b5a290f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.1003","next":"us/5-cfr-839.1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}