---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 10209"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "10209"
heading: "Clothing allowances"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/10209"
units:
  - "Part III — Employees"
  - "Subpart I — Miscellaneous"
  - "Chapter 102 — United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Personnel"
---

# §10209. Clothing allowances

- (a) **In General.—** In addition to the benefits provided under [section 5901](/usc/5/5901.md), the [Director](/usc/5/8401.md?p=8) of the [United States](/usc/5/7103.md?p=a-18) Secret [Service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) or the designee of the [Director](/usc/5/8401.md?p=8) is authorized to provide a clothing allowance to a [member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20) assigned to perform duties in normal business or work attire purchased at the discretion of the [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2). Such clothing allowance shall not to be treated as part of the [member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20)’s [basic pay](/usc/5/8401.md?p=4) for any purpose (including retirement purposes) and shall not be used for the purpose of computing the [member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20)’s overtime [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4), [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4) during leave or other paid time off, lump-sum payments under [section 5551](/usc/5/5551.md) or [section 5552](/usc/5/5552.md), workers’ compensation, or any other benefit. Such allowance for any [member](/usc/5/8401.md?p=20) may be discontinued at any time upon written notification by the [Director](/usc/5/8401.md?p=8) of the [United States](/usc/5/7103.md?p=a-18) Secret [Service](/usc/5/8401.md?p=26) or the designee of the [Director](/usc/5/8401.md?p=8).
- (b) **Maximum Amount Authorized.—** A clothing allowance authorized under this section shall not exceed $500 per annum.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3037.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.