United States Code
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§ 5550b.
Compensatory time off for travel
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of section 5542(b)(2) or 5544(a), each hour spent by an employee in travel status away from the official duty station of the employee, that is not otherwise compensable, shall be treated as an hour of work or employment for purposes of calculating compensatory time off.
(b)
An employee who has any hours treated as hours of work or employment for purposes of calculating compensatory time under subsection (a), shall not be entitled to payment for any such hours that are unused as compensatory time.
(Added Pub. L. 108–411, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2313; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XI, § 1111(a), Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 360.)
cite as: 5 USC 5550b