5-U.S.C.-5349
§5349 – Prevailing Rate Employees; Legislative, Judicial, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and Government of The District of Columbia
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Title 5 > Part III > Subpart D > Chapter 53 > Subchapter IV > Section 5349
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- Reference: Section 5349
- Legend: §5349 – Prevailing Rate Employees; Legislative, Judicial, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and Government of The District of Columbia
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The pay of employees, described under section 5102(c)(7) of this title, in the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Printing Office, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the government of the District of Columbia, shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates and in accordance with such provisions of this subchapter, including the provisions of section 5344, relating to retroactive pay, and subchapter VI of this chapter, relating to grade and pay retention, as the pay-fixing authority of each such agency may determine. Subject to section 213(f) of title 29, the rates may not be less than the appropriate rates provided for by section 206(a)(1) of title 29. If the pay-fixing authority concerned determines that the provisions of subchapter VI of this chapter should apply to any employee under his jurisdiction, then the employee concerned shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of section 5361(1) of this title if the tenure of his appointment is substantially equivalent to the tenure of any appointment referred to in such paragraph.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not modify or otherwise affect section 5102(d) of this title, section 305 of title 44, and section 5141 of title 31.
(Added Pub. L. 92–392, §1(a), Aug. 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 572; amended Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, §801(a)(3)(H), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1222; Pub. L. 97–258, §3(a)(11), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 100–426, title III, §301, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1602; Pub. L. 101–474, §5(j), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1100; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a) of this section were contained in Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 471; Pub. L. 90–83, §1(97), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 220 (formerly classified to section 5341(a) of this title) prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 92–392.
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted Government Accountability Office” for General Accounting Office”.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–474 struck out the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,” before the Library of Congress”.
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–426 inserted reference to General Accounting Office.
1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted section 5141” for section 180”.
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted subchapter VI of this chapter, relating to grade and pay retention,” for section 5345, relating to retention of pay,”, subchapter VI of this chapter” for section 5345 of this title”, and section 5361(1)” for paragraph (2) of section 5345(a)”.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 801(a)(4) of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5361 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after Aug. 19, 1972, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92–392, set out as a note under section 5341 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
5-U.S.C.-5337 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Government Employees
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