Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§10208 Demotions
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 102 — UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION PERSONNEL › § 10208
Summary
If a member is moved down to a lower rank, the Secretary can set their basic pay at any step in that lower rank. The pay step chosen cannot be higher than the lowest step in the lower rank that pays as much as or more than the member’s current pay.
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Title 5, §10208
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
When a member is changed or demoted from any rank to a lower rank, the Secretary may fix the member’s rate of basic pay at the rate of pay for any step in the lower rank which does not exceed the lowest step in the lower rank for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than the member’s existing rate of basic pay.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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. § 10208
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102