5 U.S.C. § 5501
Disposition of money accruing from lapsed salaries or unused appropriations for salaries
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 5501, Disposition of money accruing from lapsed salaries or unused appropriations for salaries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426992
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Money accruing from lapsed salaries or from unused appropriations for salaries shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. An individual who violates this section shall be removed from the service.
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