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Chapter 55 — Pay Administration
71 sections of Title 5, U.S. Code, current through 2025-01-06. Open a section to read it with the documents that cite it.
Subchapter I—General Provisions
- § 5501 Disposition of money accruing from lapsed salaries or unused appropriations for salaries
- § 5502 Unauthorized office; prohibition on use of funds
- § 5503 Recess appointments
- § 5504 Biweekly pay periods; computation of pay
- § 5505 Monthly pay periods; computation of pay
- § 5506 Computation of extra pay based on standard or daylight saving time
- § 5507 Officer affidavit; condition to pay
- § 5508 Officer entitled to leave; effect on pay status
- § 5509 Appropriations
Subchapter II—Withholding Pay
- § 5511 Withholding pay; employees removed for cause
- § 5512 Withholding pay; individuals in arrears
- § 5513 Withholding pay; credit disallowed or charge raised for payment
- § 5514 Installment deduction for indebtedness to the United States
- § 5515 Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service
- § 5516 Withholding District of Columbia income taxes
- § 5517 Withholding State income taxes
- § 5518 Deductions for State retirement systems; National Guard employees
- § 5519 Crediting amounts received for certain Reserve or National Guard service
- § 5520 Withholding of city or county income or employment taxes
- § 5520a Garnishment of pay
Subchapter III—Advancement, Allotment, and Assignment of Pay
- § 5521 Definitions
- § 5522 Advance payments; rates; amounts recoverable
- § 5523 Duration of payments; rates; active service period
- § 5524 Review of accounts
- § 5524a Advance payments for new appointees and employees relocating within the United States and its territories
- § 5525 Allotment and assignment of pay
- § 5526 Funds available on reimbursable basis
- § 5527 Regulations
Subchapter IV—Dual Pay and Dual Employment
- § 5531 Definitions
- § 5533 Dual pay from more than one position; limitations; exceptions
- § 5534 Dual employment and pay of Reserves and National Guardsmen
- § 5534a Dual employment and pay during terminal leave from uniformed services
- § 5535 Extra pay for details prohibited
- § 5536 Extra pay for extra services prohibited
- § 5537 Fees for jury and witness service
- § 5538 Nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard
Subchapter V—Premium Pay
- § 5541 Definitions
- § 5542 Overtime rates; computation
- § 5543 Compensatory time off
- § 5544 Wage-board overtime and Sunday rates; computation
- § 5545 Night, standby, irregular, and hazardous duty differential
- § 5545a Availability pay for criminal investigators
- § 5545b Pay for firefighters
- § 5546 Pay for Sunday and holiday work
- § 5546a Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense
- § 5547 Limitation on premium pay
- § 5548 Regulations
- § 5549 Effect on other statutes
- § 5550 Border patrol rate of pay
- § 5550a Compensatory time off for religious observances
- § 5550b Compensatory time off for travel
Subchapter VI—Payment for Accumulated and Accrued Leave
Subchapter VII—Payments to Missing Employees
- § 5561 Definitions
- § 5562 Pay and allowances; continuance while in a missing status; limitations
- § 5563 Allotments; continuance, suspension, initiation, resumption, or increase while in a missing status; limitations
- § 5564 Travel and transportation; dependents; household and personal effects; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable
- § 5565 Agency review
- § 5566 Agency determinations
- § 5567 Settlement of accounts
- § 5568 Income tax deferment
- § 5569 Benefits for captives
- § 5570 Compensation for disability or death