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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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From and after January 1, 1976, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Congressional Budget Office, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Congressional Budget Office as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to the provisions of [section 5504 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504&num=0&edition=prelim), except the Director, who as head of an agency, shall have pay computed and disbursed pursuant to the provisions of [section 5505 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5505&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 5505
years 1984 and 1985, and applicable in the case of an em-
ployee as defined in section 5504(b) of title 5, United
States Code [subsection (b) of this section], any hourly
rate derived under section 5504(b)(1) of title 5, United
States Code, shall be derived by dividing the annual
rate of basic pay by 2,087.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in determining
basic pay for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(3) The Office of Personnel Management may pre-
scribe regulations necessary for the administration of
this subsection insofar as this subsection affects em-
ployees in or under an Executive agency.
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, paragraph (1) shall not be effective with re-
spect to pay periods beginning before the effective date
of any increase under section 5305 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule and the rates of pay under the other statutory
pay systems for fiscal year 1984.’’
[Pub. L. 98–117, § 2, Oct. 11, 1983, 97 Stat. 802, provided
that: ‘‘The amendment made by this Act [enacting par.
(4) of this note] shall be effective as of October 1, 1983.’’]
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions vested in Office of Personnel Management
under this section insofar as it affects officers and em-
ployees in or under executive branch of government to
be performed without approval of President, see section
1(1) of Ex. Ord. No. 11228, June 14, 1965, 30 F.R. 7739, set
out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The Presi-
dent.
§ 5505. Monthly pay periods; computation of pay
The pay period for an individual in the service
of the United States whose pay is monthly o
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