5 U.S.C. § 5502 Unauthorized Office; Prohibition On Use of Funds

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) Payment for services may not be made from the Treasury of the United States to an individual acting or assuming to act as an officer in the civil service or uniformed services in an office which is not authorized by existing law, unless the office is later sanctioned by law.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, public money and appropriations may not be used for pay or allowance for an individual employed by an official of the United States retired from active service.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 5502

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 475.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(a)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>52</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>R.S. §1760.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(b)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>85</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>July 1, 1898, ch. 546, §1 (3d proviso on p. 644), 30 Stat. 644.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>