5 C.F.R. § 839.1004 Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) Yes. If the TSP account is not withdrawn, the lost earnings are paid to the account. (b) If there is no TSP account at the time the lost earnings are payable, you or your survivors will receive the payment directly.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
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
§ 839.1004 Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?