[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR550.201] [Page 510-511] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 550--PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)--Table of Contents Subpart B--Advances in Pay Sec. 550.201 Purpose. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5524a, 5545a(h)(2)(B); sections 302 and 404 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (Public Law 101- 509), 104 Stat. 1462 and 1466, respectively; E.O. 12748, 3 CFR, 1992 Comp., p. 316. Source: 56 FR 12837, Mar. 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted. [[Page 511]] This subpart provides regulations to implement 5 U.S.C. 5524a which provides that the head of each agency may make advance payments of basic pay, covering not more than 2 pay periods, to any individual who is newly appointed to a position in the agency.