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Title 3 — The President

Chapter 2 — Office and Compensation of President

§ 114. General pay limitation

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any provision of law, other than the provisions of this chapter, no employee of the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Domestic Policy Staff, or the Office of Administration, nor any employee under the Vice President appointed under section 106 of this title, may be paid at a rate of basic pay in excess of the minimum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–16 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 95–570 § 3(a) · 92 Stat. 2445

    Enacted · 3 U.S.C. § 114

    (Added Pub. L. 95–570, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 95–570, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Chapter 2 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “Sec. 112. “detail of employees of executive departments The head of any department, agency, or independent 3 USC 112. establishment of the executive branch of the Government may detail, from time to time, employees of such department, agency, or establishment to the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Office of the Vice President, the Domestic Policy Staff, and the Reimbursement. Office of Administration. Any such office to which an employee has been detailed for service to such office shall reimburse the detailing department, agency, or establishment for the pay of each employee thereof— “(1) who is so detailed, and “(2) who is performing services which have been or would otherwise be performed by an employee of such office, for any period occurring during any fiscal year after 180 calendar days after the employee is detailed in such year. “Sec. 113. “personnel report (a) The President shall transmit to each House of the Congress, and make Report, transmittal to Congress. 3 USC 113. available to the public, reports containing information described in subsection (b) for each fiscal year beginning on or after the effective date of this section. Each such report shall be transmitted no later than 60 days after the close of the fiscal year covered by such report and shall contain a statement of such information for such year. “(b) Contents. Each report required under subsection (a) shall contain— “(1) the number of employees who are paid at a rate of basic pay equal to or greater than the rate of basic pay then currently paid for level V of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of title 5 and who are employed in the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Office of the Vice President, the Domestic Policy Staff, or the Office of Administration, and the aggregate amount paid to such employees; “(2) the number of employees employed in such offices who are paid at a rate of basic pay which is equal to or greater than the 5 USC 5332 note. minimum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–16 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5 but which is less than the rate then currently paid for level V of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of title V and the aggregate amount paid to such employees; “(3) the number of employees employed in such offices who are paid at a rate of basic pay which is less than the minimum rate then currently paid for GS–16 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title V, and the aggregate amount paid to such employees; “(4) the number of individuals detailed under section 112 of this title for more than 30 days to each such office, the number of days in excess of 30 each individual was detailed, and the aggregate amount of reimbursement made as provided by the provisions of section 112 of this title; and “(5) the number of individuals whose services as experts or consultants are procured under this chapter for service in any such office, the total number of days employed, and the aggregate amount paid to procure such services. The information required under this subsection to be in any report shall be shown both in the aggregate and by office involved. “Sec. 114. “general pay limitation 3 USC 114. Notwithstanding any provision of law, other than the provisions of this chapter, no employee of the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Domestic Policy Staff, or the Office of Administration, nor any employee under the Vice President appointed under section 106 of this title, may be paid at a rate of basic pay in excess of the minimum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–16 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of 5 USC 5332 note. 3 USC 101. title 5.”.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after , see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 102 of this title.

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 95–570, § 3(a), , 92 Stat. 2450.)

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