The CRS report said that introduction of a REIT TSP fund would be a departure from the program’s tradition of having limited offerings, adding that “by offering only a few investment alternatives, the TSP is structured in a way that discourages ‘return chasing.’” However, it also added that a contrary argument is that “why should the government, or its designees, decide where TSP participants can put their funds?” Such arguments are playing out in the debate over creating a TSP REIT fund, which the TSP is opposing, at least until a broader report on TSP investment options is finished later this year. Sponsors of the TSP REIT proposals (S-2490 and HR-1578) have accused the TSP of stalling to prevent a bill from passing this year. For a closer look at the CRS report, go to fedweek.com/HotFreeNews in the hot free info section of our website.