Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5534 Dual Employment and Pay of Reserves and National Guardsmen
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 55 — PAY ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT › § 5534
Summary
Members of the Reserves or the National Guard can take a civilian job with the U.S. government or the District of Columbia and get that job's pay on top of their military pay and allowances.
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Title 5, §5534
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A Reserve of the armed forces or member of the National Guard may accept a civilian office or position under the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia, and he is entitled to receive the pay of that office or position in addition to pay and allowances as a Reserve or member of the National Guard.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 30r(c) (1st sentence).Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 29(c) (1st sentence), 70A Stat. 632. 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. § 5534
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102