Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5525 Allotment and assignment of pay
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - PAY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADVANCEMENT, ALLOTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAY › § 5525
Summary
Each agency head can make rules that let employees have parts of their pay set aside or sent to others for purposes the agency head approves. The word "agency" here also includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §5525
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 3075.Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–304, § 5, 75 Stat. 663. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–68 inserted at end “For purposes of this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2001 Amendment Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 133(b)(2), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 582, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 2001].”
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 5525
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73