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5 U.S.C. 5525: Allotment and assignment of payText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 5-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEESCHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION
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§5525. Allotment and assignment of pay

The head of each agency may establish procedures under which each employee of the agency is permitted to make allotments and assignments of amounts out of his pay for such purpose as the head of the agency considers appropriate. For purposes of this section, the term “agency” includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.

( Pub. L. 89–554 , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 481 ; Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 133(b)(1) , Nov. 12, 2001 , 115 Stat. 582 .)

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5 U.S.C. 3075.

Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–304, § 5, 75 Stat. 663.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

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Amendments

2001⁠—Pub. L. 107–68 inserted at end “For purposes of this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 133(b)(2), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 582, provided that:

“The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 2001].”