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50 U.S.C. 3049a: Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics positions and positions requiring banking or financial services expertise

Created in 2017 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §7311(a)(1), inserted "and positions requiring banking or financial services expertise" after "mathematics positions" in section catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §7311(a)(2)(A), inserted "or in banking or financial services" after "mathematics" in heading. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §7311(a)(2)(B), inserted "or in banking or financial services (including expertise relating to critical financial infrastructure operations, capital markets, banking compliance programs, or international investments)" after "or mathematics" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §7311(a)(2)(C), (D), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a), (3)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §7311(a)(3), substituted "an element" for "the element". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (e)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, §6824(a)(2)(A), substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §7143(d)(6), which directed substitution of "section 658 of title 6" for "226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)", could not be executed because of the substantially identical amendment made by Pub. L. 117–263, §6824(a)(2)(B). See below. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §6824(a)(2)(B), substituted "section 658 of title 6" for "section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Notwithstanding part III of title 5, the head of each element of the intelligence community may establish higher minimum rates of pay for 1 or more categories of positions in such elemen… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted "Except as provided in subsection (b), a minimum" for "A minimum". Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(2), (5), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted "or (b)" after "by subsection (a)" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(2), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (e), (f)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(2), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(6)(A), substituted "Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019" for "Not later than 90 days after May 5, 2017". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §6303(6)(B), inserted "or (b)" after "subsection (a)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (g)

    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.