(a) Subject to the provisions of this section and title 5 of the United States Code, subchapter 1 of chapter 81, title 5, United States Code, applies to a Federal grand or petit juror, except that entitlement to disability compensation payments does not commence until the day after the date of termination of service as a juror.
(b) In administering this section with respect to a juror covered by this section—(1) a juror is deemed to receive monthly pay at the minimum rate for grade GS–2 of the General Schedule unless his actual pay as a Government employee while serving on court leave is higher, in which case monthly pay is determined in accordance with section 8114 of title 5, United States Code, and
(2) performance of duty as a juror includes that time when a juror is (A) in attendance at court pursuant to a summons, (B) in deliberation, (C) sequestered by order of a judge, or (D) at a site, by order of the court, for the taking of a view.
Structure US Code
Title 28— JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 121— JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY
§ 1862. Discrimination prohibited
§ 1863. Plan for random jury selection
§ 1864. Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form
§ 1865. Qualifications for jury service
§ 1866. Selection and summoning of jury panels
§ 1867. Challenging compliance with selection procedures
§ 1868. Maintenance and inspection of records
§ 1872. Issues of fact in Supreme Court
§ 1873. Admiralty and maritime cases
§ 1874. Actions on bonds and specialties
§ 1875. Protection of jurors’ employment
§ 1876. Trial by jury in the Court of International Trade
§ 1878. Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure