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5 U.S.C. 5542: Overtime rates; computation
Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 21 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 5543, 5 U.S.C. 5545, 5 U.S.C. 5545a, 5 U.S.C. 5546, 49 U.S.C. 1113.
2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 117–81, §1108, inserted "outside the United States" after "temporary duty" and "of 1938" after "Fair Labor Standards Act" and substituted "naval vessels" for "the nuclear aircraft carrier that is forward deployed in Japan" and "the employee shall be coded and paid overtim… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "September 30, 2026" for "September 30, 2021". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 117–81, §1110, added subsec. (h). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (h)
2018
- Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "September 30, 2021" for "September 30, 2019". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
2017
- Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "September 30, 2019" for "September 30, 2018". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
2016
- Pub. L. 114–328 substituted "September 30, 2018" for "September 30, 2017". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
2015
- Pub. L. 114–92 substituted "September 30, 2017" for "September 30, 2015". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (a)
2014
2011
- Pub. L. 111–383 added par. (6). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
2003
- Pub. L. 108–136 inserted "the greater of" before "one and one-half" and "or the hourly rate of basic pay of the employee" before ", and all that amount". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (a)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–558 added par. (5). Law text · (a)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(b) [title IV, §407(c)(2)] and §2316(c)(2), amended subsec. (e) identically, substituting "title 18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956," for "title 18, United States Code,". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(h) [title VI, §628(a)(1)], added subsec. (f). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (f)
1995
- Pub. L. 104–52 added subsec. (e). Law text · (e)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–329 added subsec. (d). · (d)
1992
- Pub. L. 102–378, §2(41)(A), substituted "officer," for "officer (within the meaning of section 8331(20) or 8401(17))," and realigned margin of closing provision. · (a)
- Pub. L. 102–378, §2(41)(B), amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: "In the case of an employee who would, were it not for the preceding sentence, be subject to this section, hours of work in excess of 8 hours in a day shall be deemed to … · (c)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title I, §101(b)(3)(E)], inserted "(including any applicable locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 or similar provision of law and any applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 or similar provision of law)" after "GS–10" wherever appeari… · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title IV, §410(a)], added par. (4). · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title II, §210(1)], added subsec. (c). · (c)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–473 inserted ", including travel by an employee to such an event and the return of such employee from such event to his or her official-duty station". · (b)
1971
- Pub. L. 92–194 substituted "For full-time, part-time and intermittent tours of duty, hours" for "Hours". · (a)
1968
- Pub. L. 90–556 added par. (3). · (a)
1967
- Pub. L. 90–206 designated existing provisions as cls. (i) and (iii) and added cls. (ii) and (iv). · (b)
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.