Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5536 Extra pay for extra services prohibited
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - PAY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT › § 5536
Summary
Those paid by law can't get extra pay for handling government money or other duties unless a law and the funding specifically allow it.
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Title 5, §5536
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An employee or a member of a uniformed service whose pay or allowance is fixed by statute or regulation may not receive additional pay or allowance for the disbursement of public money or for any other service or duty, unless specifically authorized by law and the appropriation therefor specifically states that it is for the additional pay or allowance.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 51.R.S. § 170. 5 U.S.C. 69 (less 1st 34 words).R.S. § 1764 (less 1st 34 words). 5 U.S.C. 70.R.S. § 1765. 5 U.S.C. 71.
June 20, 1874, ch. 328, § 3, 18 Stat. 109. Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 7, 68 Stat. 1228. Sections are consolidated as R.S. § 1765 includes the scope of R.S. § 170, R.S. § 1764, and the Act of
June 20, 1874, as amended. So much of R.S. § 1764 as relates to details is covered by section 5535. R.S. § 170 was part of title IV of the Revised Statutes. The Act of
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 201(d), as added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 4, 63 Stat. 579 (former 5 U.S.C. 171–1), which provides “Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this Act [National Security Act of 1947], the provisions of title IV of the Revised Statutes as now or hereafter amended shall be applicable to the Department of Defense” is omitted from his [sic] title but is not repealed. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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5 U.S.C. § 5536
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73