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5 U.S.C. 5562: Pay and allowances; continuance while in a missing status; limitations

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 5563, 5 U.S.C. 5569, 5 U.S.C. 6304.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "December 14, 1973," for "the date of enactment of this sentence". · (a)

    1973

    • Pub. L. 93–181 inserted provisions relating to employees in missing status on or after January 1, 1965. · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.