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5 U.S.C. § 5531 — Definitions
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For the purpose of [section 5533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5533&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) “member” has the meaning given such term by [section 101(23) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section101/23&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) “position” means a civilian office or position (including a temporary, part-time, or intermittent position), appointive or elective, in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States (including a Government corporation, but excluding a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the armed forces) or in the government of the District of Columbia;
(3) “retired or retainer pay” means retired pay, as defined in [section 8311(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8311/3&num=0&edition=prelim), determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) through (D) of such section 8311(3); except that such term does not include an annuity payable to an eligible beneficiary of a member or former member of a uniformed service under chapter 73 of title 10;
(4) “agency in the legislative branch” means the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the Congressional Budget Office, and the United States Capitol Police;
(5) “employee of the House of Representatives” means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives;
(6) “employee of the Senate” means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary
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For the purpose of [section 5533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5533&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) “member” has the meaning given such term by [section 101(23) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section101/23&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) “position” means a civilian office or position (including a temporary, part-time, or intermittent position), appointive or elective, in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States (including a Government corporation, but excluding a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the armed forces) or in the government of the District of Columbia;
(3) “retired or retainer pay” means retired pay, as defined in [section 8311(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8311/3&num=0&edition=prelim), determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) through (D) of such section 8311(3); except that such term does not include an annuity payable to an eligible beneficiary of a member or former member of a uniformed service under chapter 73 of title 10;
(4) “agency in the legislative branch” means the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the Congressional Budget Office, and the United States Capitol Police;
(5) “employee of the House of Representatives” means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives;
(6) “employee of the Senate” means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; and
(7) “congressional employee” has the meaning given that term by [section 2107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2107&num=0&edition=prelim), excluding an employee of an agency in the legislative branch.
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**(a)** Except as provided by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, an individual is not entitled to receive basic pay from more than one position for more than an aggregate of 40 hours of work in one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday).
**(b)** Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this section, the Office of Personnel Management, subject to the supervision and control of the President, may prescribe regulations under which exceptions may be made to the restrictions in subsection (a) of this section when appropriate authority determines that the exceptions are warranted because personal services otherwise cannot be readily obtained.
**(c)**
(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law and except as otherwise provided by paragraph (2) or (4) of this subsection, appropriated funds are not available for payment to an individual of pay from more than one position if the pay of one of the positions is paid by the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police, or one of the positions is under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and if the aggregate gross pay from the positions exceeds $7,724 a year ($10,540,11 See Increase in Compensation of Individuals Whose Pay is Disbursed by Secretary of Senate note below. in the case of pay disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate).
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, appropriated funds are not available for payment to an individual of pay from more than one position, for each of which the pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Chief of the Capitol Police, if the aggregate gross pay from those positions exceeds the maximum per annum gross rate of pay authori
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For the purpose of this title, “Congressional employee” means—
(1) an employee of either House of Congress, of a committee of either House, or of a joint committee of the two Houses;
(2) an elected officer of either House who is not a Member of Congress;
(3) the Legislative Counsel of either House and an employee of his office;
(4) a member or employee of the Capitol Police;
(5) an employee of a Member of Congress if the pay of the employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives;
(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(5)(A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196.]
(7) the Architect of the Capitol and an employee of the Architect of the Capitol;
(8) an employee of the Botanic Garden; and
(9) an employee of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.
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**(a)** The President of the United States shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person to take charge of and manage the Government Publishing Office. The title shall be Director of the Government Publishing Office.
**(b)** The Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
**(c)** An individual appointed to the position of Director, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 482; Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 308(a), (c)–(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1149–1151; Pub. L. 97–276, § 151(b), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1200; Pub. L. 98–396, title III, § 306, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1537(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2635; Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 100, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(l), Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–308, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(l), Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–308; Pub. L. 100–202, §§ 101(l) [title I, § 101], 106, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358, 1329–362, 1329–433; Pub. L. 100–457, title I, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2129; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 108(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1449; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1206(j)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1663; Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 655(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1390; Pub. L. 102–378, § 8(a), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1359; Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 107, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184, related to employment of retired members of uniformed services and reduction in retired or retainer pay.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 651(c) of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under [section 1466 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1466&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may employ such number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of this title as Congress may appropriate for from year to year.
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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**(a) Authority** The Chief Operating Officer is authorized to accept for the Armed Forces Retirement Home the part-time or intermittent services of a resident of the Retirement Home, to pay the resident for such services, and to fix the rate of such pay.
**(b) Employment status** A resident receiving pay for services authorized under subsection (a) shall not, by reason of performing such services and receiving pay for such services, be considered as—
(1) receiving the pay of a position or being employed in a position for the purposes of section 5532 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5; or
(2) being an employee of the United States for any purpose other than—
(A) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work-related injuries); and
(B) chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to claims for damages or loss).
**(c) “Position” defined** In subsection (b)(1), the term “position” has the meaning given that term in [section 5531 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5531&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** If an annuitant receiving annuity from the Fund, except—
(1) a disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated because of his recovery or restoration of earning capacity;
(2) an annuitant whose annuity, based on an involuntary separation (other than an automatic separation or an involuntary separation for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency), is terminated under subsection (b) of this section;
(3) an annuitant whose annuity is terminated under subsection (c) of this section; or
(4) a Member receiving annuity from the Fund;
becomes employed in an appointive or elective position, his service on and after the date he is so employed is covered by this subchapter. Deductions for the Fund may not be withheld from his pay unless the individual elects to have such deductions withheld under subparagraph (A). An amount equal to the annuity allocable to the period of actual employment shall be deducted from his pay, except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under [section 5551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5551&num=0&edition=prelim). The amounts so deducted shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund. If the annuitant serves on a full-time basis, except as President, for at least 1 year, or on a part-time basis for periods equivalent to at least 1 year of full-time service, in employment not excluding him from coverage under section 8331(1)(i) or (ii) of this title—
(A) deductions for the Fund may be withheld from his pay (if the employee so elects), and his annuity on termination of employment is increased by an annuity computed under section 8339(a), (b), (d), (e), (h), (i), (n), (q), (r), and (s) as may apply based on the period of employment and the basic
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**(a)** If an annuitant, except a disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated because of the annuitant’s recovery or restoration of earning capacity, becomes employed in an appointive or elective position, an amount equal to the annuity allocable to the period of actual employment shall be deducted from the annuitant’s pay, except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under section 5551. Unless the annuitant’s appointment is on an intermittent basis or is to a position as a justice or judge (as defined by [section 451 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section451&num=0&edition=prelim)) or as an employee subject to another retirement system for Government employees, or unless the annuitant is serving as President, deductions for the Fund shall be withheld from the annuitant’s pay under section 8422(a) and contributions under section 8423 shall be made. The deductions and contributions referred to in the preceding provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund. The annuitant’s lump-sum credit may not be reduced by annuity paid during the reemployment.
**(b)**
(1)
(A) If an annuitant subject to deductions under the second sentence of subsection (a) serves on a full-time basis for at least 1 year, or on a part-time basis for periods equivalent to at least 1 year of full-time service, the annuitant’s annuity on termination of reemployment shall be increased by an annuity computed under section 8415(a) through (i) as may apply based on the period of reemployment and the basic pay, before deduction, averaged during the reemployment.
(B)
(i) If the annuitant is receiving a reduced annuity as provided in section 8419, the increase in annuity payable und
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 5531
ferred upon the President by section 3(a), section 3(b),
and section 6(a) of the act [sections 5523(a), 5523(b), and
5527(a) of this title].
(b) The Office of Personnel Management is hereby
designated and empowered to perform the functions
conferred upon the President by the provisions of sec-
tion 5527 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to
allotments and assignments authorized by section 5525
of title 5, United States Code, and advance payments to
new appointees authorized by section 5524a of title 5,
United States Code, as added by section 107(a) of the
Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as
incorporated in section 529 of Public Law 101–509.
SEC. 3. The following regulations are hereby pre-
scribed as necessary and appropriate to carry out the
provisions, accomplish the purposes, and govern the ad-
ministration of the act:
(a) To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary of State, the Office of Personnel Management,
and the heads of other Federal agencies shall exercise
their authority under the act and this order so that em-
ployees of different Federal agencies evacuated from
the same geographic area under the same general cir-
cumstances may be treated uniformly.
(b) Advance payments of compensation, allowances,
and differentials, as authorized by section 2 of the act
[section 5522 of this title], shall be held to the min-
imum period during which the order for evacuation is
anticipated to continue, and shall in no event be made
for a period of more than thirty days.
(c) It is hereby determined to be in the interest of the
United States that payments of monetary amounts as
authorized by section 3 of the act [section 5523 of this
title] to and for the
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