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5 U.S.C. 5373: Limitation on pay fixed by administrative action

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1587a, 10 U.S.C. 4121, 10 U.S.C. 9414, 20 U.S.C. 1087–2, 24 U.S.C. 415.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–171, §10702(c)(3)(A), which directed amendment of par. (2) by striking "or" at end, could not be executed because the word "or" did not appear at the end. See below. (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–123, §8(d)(1)(C)(i), struck out "or" at end. (Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–171, §10702(c)(3)(B), which directed substitution of "; or" for the period at the end, could not be executed because there was no period at the end. See below. (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–123, §8(d)(1)(C)(ii), substituted "; or" for the period at the end. (Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–171, §10702(c)(3)(C), added par. (4) relating to section 2(a)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act. (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–123, §8(d)(1)(C)(iii), added par. (4) relating to section 4802. (Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act) Law text · (a)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and" for "Except as provided", and added subsec. (b). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–201 redesignated pars. (2) to (4) as (1) to (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "section 1202 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979;". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–509 substituted "rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule." for "maximum rate for GS–18."

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–73, §1209, amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "sections 248, 481, 1437, 1439, and 1819 of title 12;". · (2)
    • Pub. L. 101–73, §742(b), inserted references to sections 1437 and 1439 of title 12. · (2)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–70 substituted "section 1202 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979" for "section 121 of title 2, Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 15)". · (1)

    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.