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5 USC § 5549 - Effect on other statutes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s5549"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "5 USC § 5549 - Effect on other statutes"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5549"
section_name: "Effect on other statutes"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "PREMIUM PAY"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 98–89, § 3(a), Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10703(c)(4), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 518.)"
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# § 5549. Effect on other statutes

This subchapter does not prevent payment for overtime services or for Sunday or holiday work under any of the following statutes—

**(1)** section 10703 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002;

**(2)** sections 1353a and 1353b of title 8;

**1** sections 261,[^1] 267, 1450, 1451, 1451a,[^1] and 1452 of title 19;

See References in Text note below.

**(4)** sections 2111 and 2112 of title 46; and

**(5)** section 154(f)(3) of title 47.

However, an employee may not receive premium pay under this subchapter for the same services for which he is paid under one of these statutes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 98–89, § 3(a), Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10703(c)(4), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 518.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 941. | June 30, 1945, ch. 212, § 601, 59 Stat. 302. |

In paragraph (2), the words “sections 1353a and 1353b of title 8” are substituted for “sections 342c and 342d of this title” to reflect the scheduled transfer of those sections to title 8.

In paragraph (5), the words “” are substituted for “” on authority of the , , which redesignated subsection (f)(2) as (f)(3).

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

### References in Text

Section 10703 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, referred to in par. (1), is , which enacted , Agriculture, amended this section and sections 468 and 695 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and repealed .

, referred to in par. (3), was omitted from the Code in the general revision of section 5 of , by , , .

, referred to in par. (3), was repealed by , , .

### Amendments

2002—Par. (1).  added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “;”.

1983—Par. (4).  substituted “sections 2111 and 2112 of title 46” for “”.