5 USC § 8504 - Assignment of Federal service and wages

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title: "5 USC § 8504 - Assignment of Federal service and wages"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8504"
section_name: "Assignment of Federal service and wages"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EMPLOYEES GENERALLY"
part_number: "III"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 588; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(88), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 218; Pub. L. 94–566, title I, § 116(e)(3), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2673.)"
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# § 8504. Assignment of Federal service and wages

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, the Federal service and Federal wages of a Federal employee shall be assigned to the State in which he had his last official station in Federal service before the filing of his first claim for compensation for the benefit year. However—

**(1)** if, at the time of filing his first claim, he resides in another State in which he performed, after the termination of his Federal service, service covered under the unemployment compensation law of the other State, his Federal service and Federal wages shall be assigned to the other State; and

**(2)** if his last official station in Federal service, before filing his first claim, was outside the United States, his Federal service and Federal wages shall be assigned to the State where he resides at the time he files his first claim.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 588; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(88), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 218; Pub. L. 94–566, title I, § 116(e)(3), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2673.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 42 U.S.C. 1364. | Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1212, § 4(a) “Sec. 1504”, 68 Stat. 1133. |
|  |  | Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–778, § 542(b)(2), 74 Stat. 986. |

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

| Section of title 5 | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8504(3) | [Uncodified]. | Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–778, § 542(a)(2), 74 Stat. 985. |

This section also amends  to eliminate certain provisions that are now obsolete. The obsolete provisions were based on , , that amended section 1504 of the Social Security Act effective , but only in the case of first claims filed before . Any existing rights are preserved by section 7 of this bill.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976—Par. (3).  struck out par. (3) which covered the assignment to the Virgin Islands of the Federal service and Federal wages of Federal employees whose first claims were filed while residing in the Virgin Islands.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to benefit years beginning on or after later of , or first day of first week for which compensation becomes payable under an unemployment compensation law of Virgin Islands which is approved by Secretary of Labor under , Internal Revenue Code, see section 116(f)(3), set out as a note under .