Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110

§5735 Travel, Transportation, and Relocation Expenses of Employees Transferring to the United States Postal Service

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 57 — TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › SUBCHAPTER II — TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES › § 5735

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows Department of Defense employees who are leaving (not fired), who are chosen for and accept a permanent job at the U.S. Postal Service, to get travel, transportation, and relocation allowances on the same terms other transferred employees receive, even if other laws say otherwise.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §5735

Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In General.—

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of the Department of Defense described in subsection (b) may be authorized travel, transportation, and relocation expenses and allowances in connection with appointments referred to in such subsection under the same conditions and to the same extent authorized by this subchapter for transferred employees.

(b)Covered Employees.—

Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of Defense who—

(1)is scheduled for separation from the Department, other than for cause;

(2)is selected for appointment to a continuing position with the United States Postal Service; and

(3)accepts the appointment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, § 345(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2724, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to persons separated from employment with the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994].”

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 5735

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110