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5 U.S.C. § 5901 — Uniform allowances
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**(a)** There is authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States, including a Government owned corporation, and of the government of the District of Columbia, on a showing of necessity or desirability, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. The head of the agency concerned, out of funds made available by the appropriation, shall—
(1) furnish to each of these employees a uniform at a cost not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902); or
(2) pay to each of these employees an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902).
The allowance may be paid only at the times and in the amounts authorized by the regulations prescribed under [section 5903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5903&num=0&edition=prelim). When the agency pays direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a service charge of not more than 4 percent.
**(b)** When the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under another statute or regulation existing on September 1, 1954, the head of the agency concerned may continue the furnishing of the uniform or the payment of the uniform allowance under that statute or regulation, but in that event a uniform may not be furnished or allowance paid under this section.
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section is not wages within the meaning of [section 409 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section409&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapters 21 and 24 of title 26.
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**(a)** There is authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States, including a Government owned corporation, and of the government of the District of Columbia, on a showing of necessity or desirability, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. The head of the agency concerned, out of funds made available by the appropriation, shall—
(1) furnish to each of these employees a uniform at a cost not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902); or
(2) pay to each of these employees an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902).
The allowance may be paid only at the times and in the amounts authorized by the regulations prescribed under [section 5903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5903&num=0&edition=prelim). When the agency pays direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a service charge of not more than 4 percent.
**(b)** When the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under another statute or regulation existing on September 1, 1954, the head of the agency concerned may continue the furnishing of the uniform or the payment of the uniform allowance under that statute or regulation, but in that event a uniform may not be furnished or allowance paid under this section.
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section is not wages within the meaning of [section 409 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section409&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapters 21 and 24 of title 26.
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**(a) In general** For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “wages” means remuneration paid prior to 1951 which was wages for the purposes of this subchapter under the law applicable to the payment of such remuneration, and remuneration paid after 1950 for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration (including benefits) paid in any medium other than cash; except that, in the case of remuneration paid after 1950, such term shall not include—
(1)
(A) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $3,600 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year prior to 1955, is paid to such individual during such calendar year;
(B) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $4,200 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1954 and prior to 1959, is paid to such individual during such calendar year;
(C) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $4,800 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1958 and prior to 1966, is paid to such individual during such calendar year;
(D) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $6,600 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1965 and prior to 1968, is paid to such individual during such calendar year;
(E) That part of remuneration which, aft
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The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary for the administration of this subchapter.
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It is the policy of Congress that Federal pay fixing for employees under the General Schedule be based on the principles that—
(1) there be equal pay for substantially equal work within each local pay area;
(2) within each local pay area, pay distinctions be maintained in keeping with work and performance distinctions;
(3) Federal pay rates be comparable with non-Federal pay rates for the same levels of work within the same local pay area; and
(4) any existing pay disparities between Federal and non-Federal employees should be completely eliminated.
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**(a) Allowance Authorized.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is required by law or regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(2) In lieu of providing an allowance under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide a uniform to a civilian employee referred to in such paragraph.
(3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who is entitled to an allowance under [section 1622 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1622&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amount of Allowance.—** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of an allowance paid, and the cost of uniforms provided, under subsection (a) to a civilian employee may not exceed $400 per year (or such higher maximum amount as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe).
**(c) Treatment of Allowance.—** An allowance paid, or uniform provided, under subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in [section 5901(c) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
**(d) Use of Appropriated Funds for Allowance.—** Amounts appropriated annually to the Department of Defense for the pay of civilian employees may be used for uniforms, or for allowance for uniforms, as authorized by this section and [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance under this section to any civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who—
(1) is assigned to a Defense Attaché Office outside the United States; and
(2) is required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
**(b)** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of any such allowance shall be the greater of the following:
(1) The amount provided for employees of the Department of State assigned to positions outside the United States and required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
(2) The maximum allowance provided under [section 1593(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in subsection (c) of [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
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**(a) In General.—** Except to the extent provided otherwise by law, the activities of the Department of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, commission, subdivision, unit, or other component thereof) may, in the reasonable discretion of the Attorney General, be carried out through any means, including—
(1) through the Department’s own personnel, acting within, from, or through the Department itself;
(2) by sending or receiving details of personnel to other branches or agencies of the Federal Government, on a reimbursable, partially-reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis;
(3) through reimbursable agreements with other Federal agencies for work, materials, or equipment;
(4) through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with non-Federal parties; and
(5) as provided in subsection (b), in section 524, and in any other provision of law consistent herewith, including, without limitation, section 102(b) of Public Law 102–395 (106 Stat. 1838), as incorporated by section 815(d) of Public Law 104–132 (110 Stat. 1315).
**(b) Permitted Uses.—**
(1) **General permitted uses.—** — Funds available to the Attorney General (i.e., all funds available to carry out the activities described in subsection (a)) may be used, without limitation, for the following:
(A) The purchase, lease, maintenance, and operation of passenger motor vehicles, or police-type motor vehicles for law enforcement purposes, without regard to general purchase price limitation for the then-current fiscal year.
(B) The purchase of insurance for motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft operated in official Government business in foreign countries.
(C) Services of experts and consultants, including private counsel, as authorized by [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/vi
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a)** Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title within his department. The Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out those sections for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. As far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform.
**(b)** Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and subject to section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force who has received a uniform and equipment allowance under section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, may if a different uniform is required, be paid a uniform and equipment reimbursement upon transfer to, or appointment in, another reserve component.
**(c)** For the purposes of sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title and subsections (a) and (b), an officer may count only that duty for which he is required to wear a uniform.
**(d)**
(1) For purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this title, a period for which an officer of an armed force, while employed as a National Guard technician, is required to wear a uniform under [section 709(b) of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be treated as a period of active duty (other than for training).
(2) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, to an officer under [se
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing to be furnished annually to an enlisted member of the armed forces or the National Guard, and may prescribe the amount of a cash allowance to be paid to such a member if clothing is not so furnished to him.
**(b)** In determining the quantity and kind of clothing or allowances to be furnished pursuant to regulations prescribed under this section to persons employed as National Guard technicians under [section 709 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense shall take into account the requirement under subsection (b) of such section for such persons to wear a uniform.
**(c)** A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, under [section 1593 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) to a person referred to in subsection (b) for a period of employment referred to in that subsection for which clothing is furnished or a uniform allowance is paid under this section.
**(d)**
(1) In the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force upon their initial entry into the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense shall furnish such footwear directly to the members instead of providing a cash allowance to the members for the purchase of such footwear.
(2) In procuring athletic footwear to comply with parag
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**(a)** The Secretary may pay an allowance under this section for the purchase of uniforms to any Department police officer who is required to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
**(b)**
(1) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section is the lesser of—
(A) the amount currently allowed as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management; or
(B) estimated costs or actual costs as determined by periodic surveys conducted by the Department.
(2) During any fiscal year no officer shall receive more for the purchase of a uniform described in subsection (a) than the amount established under this subsection.
**(c)** The allowance established under subsection (b) shall be paid at the beginning of a Department police officer’s employment for those appointed on or after October 1, 2010. In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in the amount established under subsection (b) shall be paid upon the request of the officer.
**(d)** A police officer who resigns as a police officer less than one year after receiving an allowance in an amount established under this section shall repay to the Department a pro rata share of the amount paid, based on the number of months the officer was actually employed as such an officer during the twelve-month period following the date on which such officer began such employment or the date on which the officer submitted a request for such an allowance, as the case may be.
**(e)** An allowance may not be paid to a Department police officer under this section and under [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) for the same fiscal year.
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