---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1620.21"
title: "5"
number: "1620.21"
heading: "Contributions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1620.21"
---

# §1620.21. Contributions.

- (a) An individual covered under this subpart can make contributions to the TSP from basic pay in the amount described at [5 CFR 1600.22(a)(1)](/cfr/5/1600.22.md?p=a-1). Unless stated otherwise in this subpart, he or she is covered by the same rules that apply to a CSRS participant in the TSP.
- (b) **The following amounts are not basic pay and no TSP contributions can be made from them—**
  - (1) An annuity or salary received by a justice or judge of the United States (as defined in [28 U.S.C. 451](/usc/28/451.md)) who is retired under 28 U.S.C. [371(a)](/usc/28/371.md?p=a) or [(b)](/usc/28/371.md?p=b), or [372(a)](/usc/28/372.md?p=a);
  - (2) Amounts received by a bankruptcy judge or a United States magistrate judge under a judges' annuity described at [28 U.S.C. 377](/usc/28/377.md);
  - (3) An annuity or salary received by a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims under [28 U.S.C. 178](/usc/28/178.md); and
  - (4) Retired pay received by a judge of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals under [38 U.S.C. 7296](/usc/38/7296.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 32213, June 1, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8474(b)(5) and (c)(1). Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8440a(b)(7), 8440b(b)(8), and 8440c(b)(8). Subpart D also issued under sec. 1043(b) of Pub. L. 104-106, 110 Stat. 186, and sec. 7202(m)(2) of Pub. L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388. Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8432b(1) and 8440e.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 32213, June 1, 2005]