5 USC 5584 - Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances, and of travel, transportation and relocation expenses and allowances

1 So in original. Probably should be “(h)”.

For the purpose of this section, the term “authorized official” means—

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (g)(7). Puspan. L. 109–55 added par. (7) in subsec. (g) defining “agency”.

1996—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 104–316, § 103(d)(1), in par. (1) substituted “authorized official” for “Comptroller General of the United States”, and in par. (2) inserted “and” at end of subpar. (A), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted “authorized official” for “Comptroller General”, and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “the claim is not the subject of an exception made by the Comptroller General in the account of any accountable official; and”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 104–316, § 103(d)(2), substituted “authorized official” for “Comptroller General” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 104–316, § 103(d)(3), added subsec. (g) defining “authorized official”.

1991—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 102–190 substituted “$1,500” for “$500”.

1988—Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 100–702, § 1009(a)(1), added par. (3).

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 100–702, § 1009(a)(2), added par. (6) and last sentence.

1985—Puspan. L. 99–224, § 1(a)(1), substituted “and of travel, transportation and relocation expenses and allowances” for “other than travel and transportation expenses and allowances and relocation expenses” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–224, § 1(a)(2), substituted “made on or after July 1, 1960, or arising out of an erroneous payment of travel, transportation or relocation expenses and allowances” for “, other than travel and transportation expenses and allowances and relocation expenses payable under section 5724a of this title, on or after July 1, 1960”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 99–224, § 1(a)(3), added par. (5).

1979—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 96–54 substituted “July 25, 1974” for “the date on which this clause (4) is enacted into law”.

1974—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 93–359, § 1(1), substituted “agency” for “executive agency” in provisions preceding cl. (1) and in cl. (2) preceding subcl. (A).

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 93–359, § 1(1)–(4), substituted “agency” for “executive agency” in provisions preceding cl. (1), inserted “except in the case of employees of the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, or the Botanic Garden,” immediately following the designation “(2)” in cl. (2) and immediately following the designation “(3)” in cl. (3), struck out “or” at end of cl. (2), substituted “October 2, 1972, whichever is later; or” for “the effective date of the amendment authorizing the waiver of allowances, whichever is later” in cl. (3) and struck out the period at end of cl. (3), and added cl. (4).

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 93–359, § 1(5), added subsec. (g).

1972—Puspan. L. 92–453 inserted “and allowances, other than travel and transportation expenses and allowances and relocation expenses” in section catchline, and substituted “payment of pay or allowances, other than travel and transportation expenses and allowances and relocation expenses payable under section 5724a of this title” for “payment of pay” in subsec. (a).

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 92–453 inserted “if application for waiver is received in his office” in cl. (2), and substituted “October 21, 1968” for “the effective date of this section.”

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 92–453 added cl. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsecs. (span)(2) to (4) and (g)(2) on authority of section 1301(span) of Puspan. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

Effective Date of 2005 Amendment

Puspan. L. 109–55, title I, § 1100(span), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 577, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 104–316 effective 60 days after Oct. 19, 1996, see section 101(e)(2) of Puspan. L. 104–316, set out as a note under section 4593 of Title 2, The Congress.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Puspan. L. 100–702, title X, § 1009(span), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4668, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to any claim arising before the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 19, 1988] which is pending on such date, and to any claim which arises on or after such date of enactment.”

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–224, § 4, Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1742, provided that:

“The amendments made by section 1 of this Act [amending this section] shall apply to any claim arising out of an erroneous payment of travel, transportation, or relocation expenses and allowances made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 1985]. The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 of this Act [amending section 2774 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and section 716 of Title 32, National Guard] shall apply to any claim arising out of an erroneous payment of travel and transportation allowances made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(span) of Puspan. L. 96–54. set out as a note under section 305 of this title.