5 CFR § 1653.31 - Definitions.

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title: "5 CFR § 1653.31 - Definitions."
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1653"
part_name: "COURT ORDERS AND LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS"
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# 1653.31 Definitions.

(a) Definitions generally applicable to the Thrift Savings Plan are set forth at 5 CFR 1690.1.

(b) As used in this subpart:

*Criminal restitution order* means a complete copy of a judgment in a criminal case issued by a federal court ordering restitution for a crime under 18 U.S.C. 3663A.

*Enforcement letter* means a letter received from the Department of Justice requesting a payment from a participant's TSP account to enforce a criminal restitution order.

[79 FR 53604, Sept. 10, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 52605, Sept. 1, 2015]