Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§5526 Funds Available on Reimbursable Basis
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart D— Pay and Allowances › Chapter 55— PAY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter III— ADVANCEMENT, ALLOTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAY › § 5526
Summary
An agency’s money set aside for employee pay can be used to pay workers from another agency. The other agency must pay the costs back under the rules in this subchapter.
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Title 5, §5526
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Funds available to an agency for payment of pay, allowances, and differentials to or for the accounts of employees of the agency are available on a reimbursable basis for payment of pay, allowances, and differentials to or for the accounts of employees of another agency under this subchapter.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 3078.Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–304, § 8, 75 Stat. 664. The word “civilian” is omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of “employee” in section 5521(2), and the fact that military personnel are not “employed”. 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. § 5526
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60