Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110
§10207 Promotions
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 102 — UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION PERSONNEL › § 10207
Summary
When promoted, a member keeps the same pay step they had before the promotion, and time at the lower rank counts toward service-step adjustments under section 10205 as if it were time at the higher rank.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §10207
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In General.—
Each member who is promoted to a higher rank shall receive basic pay at the same step at which such member was being compensated prior to the date of the promotion.
(b)Credit for Service.—
For the purposes of a service step adjustment under section 10205, periods of service at the lower rank shall be credited in the same manner as if it was service at the rank to which the employee is promoted.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 10207
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110