5 U.S.C. § 5504
Biweekly pay periods; computation of pay
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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When, in the case of an employee, it is necessary for computation of pay under this subsection to convert an annual rate of basic pay to a basic hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the following rules govern:
For the purposes of this section:
The term “employee” means—
The term “employee” does not include—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to make certain technical and clerical amendments to title 5, United States Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An act to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004