5 U.S. Code § 5508
5.U.S. Code § 5508 is about Officer entitled to leave; effect on pay status. It is under Part 3 (Employees) Subpart D (Pay and Allowances) Subchapter 1 (General Provisions) Chapter 55 (Pay Administration) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.
An officer in the executive branch and an officer of the government of the District of Columbia to whom subchapter I of chapter 63 of this title applies are not entitled to the pay of their offices solely because of their status as officers.
