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5 U.S.C. § 5505

Monthly pay periods; computation of pay

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The pay period for an individual in the service of the United States whose pay is monthly or annual covers one calendar month, and the following rules for division of time and computation of pay for services performed govern:(1) A month’s pay is one-twelfth of a year’s pay.(2) A day’s pay is one-thirtieth of a month’s pay.(3) The 31st day of a calendar month is ignored in computing pay, except that one day’s pay is forfeited for one day’s unauthorized absence on the 31st day of a calendar month.(4) For each day of the month elapsing before entering the service, one day’s pay is deducted from the first month’s pay of the individual.This section does not apply to an employee whose pay is computed under section 5504(b) of this title.(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 476.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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5 U.S.C. 84.

June 30, 1906, ch. 3914, § 6, 34 Stat. 763.

June 30, 1945, ch. 212, § 604(c) (2d sentence), 59 Stat. 303.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States, 892 F.3d 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
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Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States, 892 F.3d 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “S at 204–05 (citing 5 U.S.C. § 5505 ). Over a span of four years, Congress passed appropriations acts with riders limiting the use of funds to pay the increases for federal judges, among others.”
United States v. Will, 449 U.S. 200 (1980). “See 5 U. S. C. § 5505 . Accordingly, any annual change in salary under the Adjustment Act takes effect at the beginning of October, the start of the fiscal year.”
Markey v. United States, 27 Fed. Cl. 615 (Fed. Cl. 1993). · cites it 2× “§ 5504 (1988) and/or 5 U.S.C. § 5505 (1988), that these statutes should be fairly construed as money-mandating statutes, and that the plaintiffs, therefore, are “jurisdictionally entitled” to bring this action under the Tucker Act, 28 U.”
Williams v. United States, 240 F.3d 1019 (Fed. Cir. 2001). “Since compensation of judges is set at an annual figure and paid monthly, see 5 U.S.C. § 5505 , any annual change in salary under the Adjustment Act would take effect at the beginning of the Government’s *1050 fiscal year, October 1.”
Emp. Status of the Members of the Bd. ofDirectors of the Fed. Hous. Fin. Bd. (OLC 1990). “See 5 U.S.C. § 5505 . M oreover, the original House bill established the same rates of compensa­ tion for these officials, see H.”
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