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The law › Title 5, Government Organization and Employees › Chapter 53

5 U.S.C. 5349: Prevailing rate employees; legislative, judicial, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and government of the District of Columbia

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-392. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 5342.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office". (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–474 struck out "the Administrative Office of the United States Courts," before "the Library of Congress". · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–426 inserted reference to General Accounting Office. · (a)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 5141" for "section 180". · (b)

    1978

    • 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)". · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.