Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5508 Officer Entitled to Leave; Effect on Pay Status
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 55 — PAY ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5508
Summary
Executive-branch officers and D.C. officers covered by subchapter I of chapter 63 don't automatically get pay just for holding the office.
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Title 5, §5508
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An officer in the executive branch and an officer of the government of the District of Columbia to whom subchapter I of chapter 63 of this title applies are not entitled to the pay of their offices solely because of their status as officers.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2061(c)(1) (last sentence).July 2, 1953, ch. 178, § 1 “(c)(1) (last sentence)”, 67 Stat. 136. The words “including an officer of a corporation wholly owned or controlled by the United States” are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of “officer” in section 2104. 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. § 5508
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102