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Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Part III · Chapter 84 — Federal Employees’ Retirement System

§ 8440f. Maximum percentage allowable for certain participants

Statutory text

(a)

The maximum percentage allowable under this section shall be determined in accordance with the following table:

In the case of a pay period beginning in fiscal year:The maximum percentageallowable is:
20016  
20027  
20038  
20049  
200510  
2006 or thereafter100.
(b)

Notwithstanding any limitation under this section, an eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may make such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund as are permitted by such section 414(v) and regulations of the Executive Director consistent therewith.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001

    Pub. L. 106–554 § 1(a)(4)(dB)(tI)(s138)(a)(7)(A) · 114 Stat. 2763

    Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 8440f

    Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 138(a)(7)(A)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–234

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 138(a)(7)(A)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–234

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) H.R. 5666, as introduced on December 15, 2000, except that the text of H.R. 5666, as so enacted, shall not include section 123 (relating to the enactment of H.R. 4904).

  2. Pub. L. 107–304 § 1(b)(2) · 116 Stat. 2363

    1. Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 8440f

      Pub. L. 107–304 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 8440f

      Pub. L. 107–304 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–304 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Provision applicable to certain other individuals.— Section 8440f of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking “The maximum” and inserting “(a) The maximum”; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Notwithstanding any limitation under this section, an eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may make such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund as are permitted by such section 414(v) and regulations of the Executive Director consistent therewith.”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 107–304 effective as of the earliest practicable date determined by the Executive Director in regulations, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 107–304, set out as a note under section 8351 of this title.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to section 414(v) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–304 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–304 effective as of the earliest practicable date determined by the Executive Director in regulations, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 107–304, set out as a note under section 8351 of this title.

Credits

2000–2002 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 138(a)(7)(A)], , 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–234
  2. 2002amended Pub. L. 107–304, § 1(b)(2), , 116 Stat. 2363.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 138(a)(7)(A)], , 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–234; amended Pub. L. 107–304, § 1(b)(2), , 116 Stat. 2363.)

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