5 U.S. Code § 8471

5 U.S. Code § 8471 is about Definitions. It is under Subchapter VII (Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management System) of Chapter 84 (Federal Employees’ Retirement system) of Subpart G (Insurance And Annuities) of Part III (Employees) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.

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