{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-5705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 5705","heading":"Advancements and deductions","body":"An agency may advance, through the proper disbursing official, to an employee entitled to per diem or mileage allowances under this subchapter, a sum considered advisable with regard to the character and probable duration of the travel to be performed. A sum advanced and not used for allowable travel expenses is recoverable from the employee or his estate by—(1) setoff against accrued pay, retirement credit, or other amount due the employee; (2) deduction from an amount due from the United States; and (3) such other method as is provided by law.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 57—TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"0168374439e1d14407fe765aae3f375fec7bfe11f487a15b2d310e4941452b61","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-5704","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-5706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}