---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptD/ch55/schIX"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter IX"
heading: "Severance Pay and Back Pay"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch55-schIX"
sections_count: 4
---

# Subchapter IX — Severance Pay and Back Pay

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › Chapter 55 — Pay Administration

## Sections

- [§5591...5594. Repealed.](/usc/5/5591...5594.md)
- [§5595. Severance pay](/usc/5/5595.md)
- [§5596. Back pay due to unjustified personnel action](/usc/5/5596.md)
- [§5597. Separation pay](/usc/5/5597.md)