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5 CFR §839.213

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  1. (a)You may not make a retirement coverage election if your qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected to FERS, and you later received one of the following TSP withdrawals:
    1. (1)A TSP annuity after separation from service, but before receiving a FERS annuity; or
    2. (2)A single payment or monthly payments after separation from service; or
    3. (3)An age-based in-service withdrawal.
  2. (b)If you received an automatic cashout of your TSP account after you separated (because your account balance was $3,500 or less), or if you received a financial hardship in-service withdrawal, you may make a retirement coverage election.