- § 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
§ 5521. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) the judicial branch;
(C) the Library of Congress;
(D) the Government Publishing Office; and
(E) the government of the District of Columbia;
(2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency;
(3) “head of each agency” means—
(A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and
(B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to the government of the District of Columbia; and
(4) “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 90–623, § 1(10), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(31), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
§ 5522. Advance payments; rates; amounts recoverable
(a) The head of each agency may provide for the advance payment of the pay, allowances, and differentials, or any of them, covering a period of not more than 30 days, to or for the account of each employee of the agency (or, under emergency circumstances and on a reimbursable basis, an employee of another agency) whose departure (or that of his dependents or immediate family, as the case may be) from a place inside or outside the United States is officially authorized or ordered—
(1) from a place outside the United States from which the Secretary of State determines it is in the national interest to require the departure of some or all employees, their dependents, or both; or
(2) from any place where there is imminent danger to the life of the employee or the lives of the dependents or immediate family of the employee.
(b) Subject to adjustment of the account of an employee under section 5524 of this title and other applicable statute, the advance payment of pay, allowances, and differentials is at rates currently authorized with respect to the employee on the date the advance payment is made under agency procedures governing advance payments under this subsection. The rates so authorized may not exceed the rates to which the employee was entitled immediately before issuance of the departure order.
(c) An advance of funds under subsection (a) of this section is recoverable by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, from the employee or his estate by—
(1) setoff against accrued pay, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due to the employee from the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; and
(2) such other method as is provided by law.
The head of the agency concerned may waive in whole or in part a right of recovery of an advance of funds under subsection (a) of this section, if it is shown that the recovery would be against equity and good conscience or against the public interest.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 96–465, title II § 2303(a), (b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2164, 2165.)
§ 5523. Duration of payments; rates; active service period
(a) The head of each agency may provide for—
(1) the payment of monetary amounts covering a period of not more than 60 days to or for the account of each employee of the agency (or, under emergency circumstances and on a reimbursable basis, an employee of another agency) whose departure (or that of the employee’s dependents or immediate family, as the case may be) is authorized or ordered under section 5522(a); and
(2) the termination of payment of the monetary amounts.
The President, with respect to the Executive agencies, may extend the 60-day period for not more than 120 additional days if he determines that the extension of the period is in the interest of the United States.
(b) Subject to adjustment of the account of an employee under section 5524 of this title and other applicable statute, each payment under this section is at rates of pay, allowances, and differentials, or any of them, currently authorized with respect to the employee on the date payment is made under agency procedures governing payments under this section. The rates so authorized may not exceed the rates to which the employee was entitled immediately before issuance of the departure order. An employee in an Executive agency may be granted such additional allowance payments as the President determines necessary to offset the direct added expenses incident to the departure.
(c) Each period for which payment of amounts is made under this section to or for the account of an employee is deemed, for all purposes with respect to the employee, a period of active service, without break in service, performed by the employee in the employment of the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2303(c), (d), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2165; Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 147(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 669.)
§ 5524. Review of accountsThe head of each agency shall provide for—
(1) the review of the account of each employee of the agency in receipt of payments under section 5522 or 5523 of this title, or both, as the case may be; and
(2) the adjustment of the amounts of the payments on the basis of—
(A) the rates of pay, allowances, and differentials to which the employee would have been entitled under applicable statute other than this subchapter for the respective periods covered by the payments, if he had performed active service under the terms of his appointment during each period in the position he held immediately before the issuance of the applicable evacuation order; and
(B) such additional amounts as the employee is authorized to receive in accordance with a determination of the President under section 5523(b) of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 481.)
§ 5524a. Advance payments for new appointees and employees relocating within the United States and its territories
(a)
(1) The head of each agency may provide for the advance payment of basic pay, covering not more than 2 pay periods, to any individual who is newly appointed to a position in the agency.
(2) The head of each agency may provide for the advance payment of basic pay, covering not more than 4 pay periods, to an employee who is assigned to a position in the agency that is located—
(A) outside of the employee’s commuting area; and
(B) in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession of the United States.
(b)
(1) Subject to adjustment of the account of an employee under paragraph (2) and other applicable statutes, the advance payment of basic pay shall be made, under agency procedures governing advance payments under this section, at the initial rate of basic pay to be payable to the employee upon the commencement of service in the position to which appointed or assigned.
(2) The head of each agency shall provide for—
(A) the review of the account of each employee of the agency in receipt of any payment under this section; and
(B) the adjustment of the amount of any such payment on the basis of the rate of basic pay to which the employee would have been entitled under applicable statute other than this section for the respective periods covered by the payments, if the employee had performed active service under the terms of such employee’s appointment or assignment during each period in the position to which appointed or assigned.
(c) An advance payment under this section is recoverable by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, from the employee or such employee’s estate by—
(1) setoff against accrued pay, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due to the employee from the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; and
(2) such other method as is provided by law.
The head of the agency concerned may waive in whole or in part a right of recovery of an advance payment under this section if it is shown that the recovery would be against equity and good conscience or against the public interest.
(Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 107(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1449; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XI, § 1134(a)–(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2459.)
§ 5525. Allotment and assignment of pay
The head of each agency may establish procedures under which each employee of the agency is permitted to make allotments and assignments of amounts out of his pay for such purpose as the head of the agency considers appropriate. For purposes of this section, the term “agency” includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 133(b)(1), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 582.)
§ 5526. Funds available on reimbursable basis
Funds available to an agency for payment of pay, allowances, and differentials to or for the accounts of employees of the agency are available on a reimbursable basis for payment of pay, allowances, and differentials to or for the accounts of employees of another agency under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 481.)
§ 5527. Regulations
(a) To the extent practicable in the public interest, the President shall coordinate the policies and procedures of the respective Executive agencies under this subchapter.
(b) The President, with respect to the Executive agencies, the head of the agency concerned, with respect to the appropriate agency outside the executive branch, and the District of Columbia Council, with respect to the government of the District of Columbia, shall prescribe and issue, or provide for the formulation and issuance of, regulations necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions, accomplish the purposes, and govern the administration of this subchapter.t the provisions, accomplish the purposes, and govern the administration of this subchapter.
(c) The head of each Executive agency may prescribe and issue regulations, not inconsistent with the regulations of the President issued under subsection (b) of this section, necessary and appropriate to carry out his functions under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 90–623, § 1(11), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1312.)