Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 1.djvu/587

 PUBLIC LAW 99-335—JUNE 6, 1986

100 STAT. 551

"(2) to pay benefits or purchase annuity contracts under this subchapter; "(3) to pay the administrative expenses of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management System prescribed in subchapter VII of this chapter; "(4) to make distributions for the purposes of section 84400)) of this title; "(5) to make loans to employees and Members as authorized under section 8433(i) of this title; and "(6) to purchase insurance as provided in section 84790t))(2) of this title. "(d) Administrative expenses incurred to carry out this subchapter and subchapter VII of this chapter shall be paid first out of any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund forfeited under section 8432(g) of this title and then out of net earnings in such Fund attributable to sums contributed to such Fund under section 8432(c) of this title. "(e)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), sums in the Thrift Savings Fund credited to the account of an employee, Member, former employee, or former Member may not be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the employee, Member, former employee, or former Member or his beneficiaries under this subchapter. "(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be assigned or alienated and are not subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process. For the purposes of this paragraph, a loan made from such Fund to an employee or Member shall not be considered to be an assignment or alienation. "(3) Moneys due or payable from the Thrift Savings Fund to any individual and, in the case of an individual who is an employee or Member (or former employee or Member), the balance in the account of the employee or Member (or former employee or Member) shall be subject to legal process for the enforcement of the individual's legal obligations to provide child support or make alimony payments as provided in section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659). "(f) The sums in the Thrift Savings Fund shall not be appropriated for any purpose other than the purposes specified in this section and may not be used for any other purpose. "(g) All sums contributed to the Thrift Savings Fund by an employee or Member or by an employing agency for the benefit of such employee or Member and all net earnings in such Fund attributable to investment of such sums are held in such Fund in trust for such employee or Member.

Children and youth. Alimony. Law enforcement and crime.

"§ 8438. Investment of Thrift Savings Fund 5 USC 8438. "(a) For the purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'Common Stock Index Investment Fund' means the Common Stock Index Investment Fund established under subsection Ob)(l)(C); "(2) the term 'equity capital' means common and preferred stock, surplus, undivided profits, contingency reserves, and other capital reserves; "(3) the term 'Fixed Income Investment Fund' means the Fixed Income Investment Fund established under subsection a))(l)(B);

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