5 CFR § 1620.22 - Withdrawals.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1620.22"
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title: "5 CFR § 1620.22 - Withdrawals."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1620.22"
section_name: "Withdrawals."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1620"
part_name: "EXPANDED AND CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8474(b)(5) and (c)(1)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1620"
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# 1620.22 Withdrawals.

(a) *Post-employment distribution.* An individual covered under this subpart can make a post-employment distribution election described at 5 U.S.C. 8433(b):

(1) Upon separation from Government employment.

(2) In addition to the circumstance described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a post-employment distribution election can be made by:

(i) A justice or judge of the United States (as defined in 28 U.S.C. 451) who retires under 28 U.S.C. 317(a) or (b) or 372(a);

(ii) A bankruptcy judge or a United States magistrate judge receiving a judges' annuity under 28 U.S.C. 377;

(iii) A judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims receiving an annuity or salary under 28 U.S.C. 178; and

(iv) A judge of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals receiving retired pay under 38 U.S.C. 7296.

(b) *In-service withdrawals.* An individual covered under this subpart can request an in-service withdrawal described at 5 U.S.C. 8433(h) if he or she:

(1) Has not separated from Government employment; and

(2) Is not receiving retired pay as described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

[64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 32213, June 1, 2005; 87 FR 31679, May 24, 2022]