5 USC § 5515 - Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service

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title: "5 USC § 5515 - Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5515"
section_name: "Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "WITHHOLDING PAY"
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. 478; Pub. L. 91–563, § 2(a), Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1476; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 215(5), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1745; Pub. L. 111–145, § 7(c)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 55.)"
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# § 5515. Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service

section 2105 of this titlesection 6322(a) of this titlesection 6322(b) of this title

An amount received by an employee as defined by  (except an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia for service as a juror or witness during a period for which he is entitled to leave under , or is performing official duty under , shall be credited against pay payable to him by the United States or the District of Columbia with respect to that period.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 478; Pub. L. 91–563, § 2(a), Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1476; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 215(5), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1745; Pub. L. 111–145, § 7(c)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 55.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 30p. | June 29, 1940, ch. 446, § 3, 54 Stat. 689. |

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

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010— substituted “, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police” for “or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives”.

1996— substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”.

1970— substituted “jury or witness service” for “jury service in State courts” in section catchline.

authorized crediting of amounts received for jury service in courts in the District of Columbia and in territories or possessions of the United States, included amounts received for service as a witness or when performing official duty under , and excepted individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as though enacted as part of , see , set out as a note under .