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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Part H · Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 461. Review of pay and benefit plans

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, review the pay and benefit plans of each agency whose functions are transferred under this chapter to the Department and, within 90 days after , submit a plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress, for ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, the elimination of disparities in pay and benefits throughout the Department, especially among law enforcement personnel, that are inconsistent with merit system principles set forth in section 2301 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. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title VIII § 881 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 461

    (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 881, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2246.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 881, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2246.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 881. REVIEW OF PAY AND BENEFIT PLANS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, review the pay and benefit plans of each agency whose functions are transferred under this Act to the Department and, within 90 days after the date of enactment, submit a plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress, for ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, the elimination of disparities in pay and benefits throughout the Department, especially among law enforcement personnel, that are inconsistent with merit system principles set forth in section 2301 of title 5, United States Code.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, , 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 881, , 116 Stat. 2246.)

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