5 USC § 5506 - Computation of extra pay based on standard or daylight saving time

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title: "5 USC § 5506 - Computation of extra pay based on standard or daylight saving time"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5506"
section_name: "Computation of extra pay based on standard or daylight saving time"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 476.)"
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# § 5506. Computation of extra pay based on standard or daylight saving time

section 2105 of this title

When an employee as defined by  or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia is entitled to extra pay for services performed between or after certain named hours of the day or night, the extra pay is computed on the basis of either standard or daylight saving time, depending on the time observed by law, custom, or practice where the services are performed.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 476.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 914. | Sept. 7, 1949, ch. 538, § 2, 63 Stat. 690. |

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