5 CFR § 550.201 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s550.201"
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title: "5 CFR § 550.201 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "550.201"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 550.201 Purpose.

This subpart provides regulations to implement 5 U.S.C. 5524a which provides that the head of each agency may make advance payments of basic pay, covering not more than 2 pay periods, to any individual who is newly appointed to a position in the agency.