TN 1 (09-18)
GN 03980.075 Receiving Salary only from the United States
An SSA employee may not receive salary, or any contribution to or supplementation
of salary, as compensation for his services as an officer or employee of the Social
Security Administration from any source other than the United States government.
This provision does not prohibit:
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An employee from continuing to participate in a bona fide pension, retirement, group
life, health or accident insurance, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee
welfare or benefit plan maintained by a former employer.
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A special government employee or an office or employee of the government serving without
compensation, whether or not he is a special government employee.
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3.
Payment or acceptance of contributions, awards, or other expenses under the terms
of chapter 41 of title 5.
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4.
Payment of actual relocation expenses incident to participation, or the acceptance
of same by a participant in an executive exchange or fellowship program in an executive
agency, provided that such program has been established by statute or Executive order
of the President, offers appointments not to exceed 365 days, and permits no extensions
in excess of ninety additional days or, in the case of participants in overseas assignments,
in excess of 365 days.
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5.
Acceptance or receipt, by any officer or employee injured during the commission of
an offense described in 18 U.S.C. § 351 or 1751, of contributions or payments from
an organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 and which is exempt from taxation under section 510(a) of such code.
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An employee of a private sector organization, while assigned to an agency under 5
U.S.C. chapter 37, from continuing to receive pay and benefits from such organization
in accordance with such chapter. “Agency” means an agency (as defined by section 3701
of title 5) and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia.
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A member of the reserve components of the armed forces on active duty pursuant to
a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in 10 U.S.C. §
101(a)(13) from receiving any person that employed such member before the call or
order to active duty any payment of any part of the salary or wages that such person
would have paid the member if the member’s employment had not been interrupted by
such call or order to active duty.