(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 If the TSP account is not withdrawn, the lost earnings are paid to the account.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.
authority: Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770
source: 66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 839.1004