5 U.S.C. § 8471
Section 8471 · Definitions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 885 F. Supp. 2d 294 - Ferguson v. Long (2012)
Most recently applied in 389 F. Supp. 3d 979 - Evans v. Diamond (May 2019)
For the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term “beneficiary” means an individual (other than a participant) entitled to payment from the Thrift Savings Fund under subchapter III of this chapter;
(2) the term “Council” means the Employee Thrift Advisory Council established under section 8473 of this title;
(3) the term “participant” means an individual for whom an account has been established under section 8439 of this title;
(4) the term “person” means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or labor organization; and
(5) the term “Thrift Savings Fund” means the Thrift Savings Fund established under section 8437 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Effective Date
Subchapter VII effective June 6, 1986, see section 702(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99–335, set out as a note under section 8401 of this title.