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5 U.S.C. § 8988 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8988. Premiums
(a) Each eligible individual obtaining supplemental vision coverage under this chapter shall be responsible for 100 percent of the premiums for such coverage.
(b) The Office shall prescribe regulations specifying the terms and conditions under which individuals are required to pay the premiums for enrollment.
(c) The amount necessary to pay the premiums for enrollment may—
(1) in the case of an employee, be withheld from the pay of such an employee; or
(2) in the case of an annuitant, be withheld from the annuity of such an annuitant.
(d) All amounts withheld under this section shall be paid directly to the qualified company.
(e) Each participating qualified company shall maintain accounting records that contain such information and reports as the Office may require.
(f)
(1) The Employee Health Benefits Fund is available, without fiscal year limitation, for reasonable expenses incurred by the Office in administering this chapter before the first day of the first contract period, including reasonable implementation costs.
(2)
(A) There is established in the Employees Health Benefits Fund a Vision Benefits Administrative Account, which shall be available to the Office, without fiscal year limitation, to defray reasonable expenses incurred by the Office in administering this chapter after the start of the first contract year.
(B) A contract under this chapter shall include appropriate provisions under which the qualified company involved shall, during each year, make such periodic contributions to the Vision Benefits Administrative Account as necessary to ensure that the reasonable anticipated expenses of the Office in administering this chapter during such year are defrayed.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4009.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 8989 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8989. Preemption
The terms of any contract that relate to the nature, provision, or extent of coverage or benefits (including payments with respect to benefits) shall supersede and preempt any State or local law, or any regulation issued thereunder, which relates to vision benefits, insurance, plans, or contracts.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4010.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 8990 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8990. Studies, reports, and audits
(a) Each contract shall contain provisions requiring the qualified company to—
(1) furnish such reasonable reports as the Office determines to be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions under this chapter; and
(2) permit the Office and representatives of the Government Accountability Office to examine such records of the qualified company as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Each Federal agency shall keep such records, make such certifications, and furnish the Office, the qualified company, or both, with such information and reports as the Office may require.
(c) The Office shall conduct periodic reviews of plans under this chapter, including a comparison of the vision benefits available under chapter 89, to ensure the competitiveness of plans under this chapter. The Office shall cooperate with the Government Accountability Office to provide periodic evaluations of the program.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4010.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 8991 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8991. Jurisdiction of courts
The district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the United States Court of Federal Claims, of a civil action or claim against the United States under this chapter after such administrative remedies as required under section 8983(d) have been exhausted, but only to the extent judicial review is not precluded by any dispute resolution or other remedy under this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4010.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 8992 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8992. Administrative functions
(a) The Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter. The regulations may exclude an employee on the basis of the nature and type of employment or conditions pertaining to it.
(b) The Office shall, as appropriate, provide for coordinated enrollment, promotion, and education efforts as appropriate in consultation with each qualified company. The information under this subsection shall include information relating to the vision benefits available under chapter 89, including the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining additional coverage under this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4010.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10202 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10202. Authorities
(a) In General.—
The Secretary is authorized to—
(1) fix and adjust rates of basic pay for members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, subject to the requirements of this chapter;
(2) determine what constitutes an acceptable level of competence for the purposes of section 10205;
(3) establish and determine the positions at the Officer and Sergeant ranks to be included as technician positions; and
(4) determine the rate of basic pay of a member who is changed or demoted to a lower rank, in accordance with section 10208.
(b) Delegation of Authority.—
The Secretary is authorized to delegate to the designated agent or agents of the Secretary, any power or function vested in the Secretary under in 1 this chapter.
(c) Regulations.—
The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to administer this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3034.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10204 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10204. Rate of pay for original appointments
(a) In General.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), all original appointments shall be made at the minimum rate of basic pay for the Officer rank set forth in the schedule in section 10203.
(b) Exception for Superior Qualifications or Special Need.—
The Director of the United States Secret Service or the designee of the Director may appoint an individual at a rate above the minimum rate of basic pay for the Officer rank based on the individual’s superior qualifications or a special need of the Government for the individual’s services.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3036.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10205 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10205. Service step adjustments
(a) Definition.—
In this section, the term “calendar week of active service” includes all periods of leave with pay or other paid time off, and periods of non-pay status which do not cumulatively equal one 40-hour workweek.
(b) Adjustments.—
Each member whose current performance is at an acceptable level of competence shall have a service step adjustment as follows:
(1) Each member in service step 1, 2, or 3 shall be advanced successively to the next higher service step at the beginning of the first pay period immediately following the completion of 52 calendar weeks of active service in the member’s service step.
(2) Each member in service step 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 shall be advanced successively to the next higher service step at the beginning of the first pay period immediately following the completion of 104 calendar weeks of active service in the member’s service step.
(3) Each member in service step 12 shall be advanced successively to the next higher service step at the beginning of the first pay period immediately following the completion of 156 calendar weeks of active service in the member’s service step.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3036.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10206 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10206. Technician positions
(a) In General.—
(1) Each member whose position is determined under section 10202(a)(3) to be included as a technician position shall, on or after such date, receive, in addition to the member’s scheduled rate of basic pay, an amount equal to 6 percent of the sum of such member’s rate of basic pay and the applicable locality-based comparability payment.
(2) A member described in this subsection shall receive the additional compensation authorized by this subsection until such time as the member’s position is determined under section 10202(a)(3) not to be a technician position, or until the member no longer occupies such position, whichever occurs first.
(3) The additional compensation authorized by this subsection shall be paid to a member in the same manner and at the same time as the member’s basic pay is paid.
(b) Exceptions.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the additional compensation authorized by subsection (a)(1) shall be considered as basic pay for all purposes, including section 8401(4).
(2) The additional compensation authorized by subsection (a)(1) shall not be considered as basic pay for the purposes of—
(A) section 5304; or
(B) section 7511(a)(4).
(3) The loss of the additional compensation authorized by subsection (a)(1) shall not constitute an adverse action for the purposes of section 7512.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3037.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10207 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10207. Promotions
(a) In General.—
Each member who is promoted to a higher rank shall receive basic pay at the same step at which such member was being compensated prior to the date of the promotion.
(b) Credit for Service.—
For the purposes of a service step adjustment under section 10205, periods of service at the lower rank shall be credited in the same manner as if it was service at the rank to which the employee is promoted.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3037.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10208 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10208. Demotions
When a member is changed or demoted from any rank to a lower rank, the Secretary may fix the member’s rate of basic pay at the rate of pay for any step in the lower rank which does not exceed the lowest step in the lower rank for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than the member’s existing rate of basic pay.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3037.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10209 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10209. Clothing allowances
(a) In General.—
In addition to the benefits provided under section 5901, the Director of the United States Secret Service or the designee of the Director is authorized to provide a clothing allowance to a member assigned to perform duties in normal business or work attire purchased at the discretion of the employee. Such clothing allowance shall not to be treated as part of the member’s basic pay for any purpose (including retirement purposes) and shall not be used for the purpose of computing the member’s overtime pay, pay during leave or other paid time off, lump-sum payments under section 5551 or section 5552, workers’ compensation, or any other benefit. Such allowance for any member may be discontinued at any time upon written notification by the Director of the United States Secret Service or the designee of the Director.
(b) Maximum Amount Authorized.—
A clothing allowance authorized under this section shall not exceed $500 per annum.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3037.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
5 U.S.C. § 10210 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 10210. Reporting requirement
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the operation of this chapter. The report shall include—
(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of this chapter with respect to efforts of the Secretary to recruit and retain well-qualified personnel; and
(2) recommendations for any legislation or administrative action which the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Added Pub. L. 111–282, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3038.)
heading: References in Text
text: The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–282, which was approved Oct. 15, 2010.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on first day of first pay period which begins after Oct. 15, 2010, see section 5 of Pub. L. 111–282, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 5102 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 288a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 288a. Senate Joint Leadership Group
(a) Accountability of Office
The Office shall be directly accountable to the Joint Leadership Group in the performance of the duties of the Office.
(b) Membership
For purposes of this chapter, the Joint Leadership Group shall consist of the following Members:
(1) The President pro tempore (or if he so designates, the Deputy President pro tempore) of the Senate.
(2) The majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
(3) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(4) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the committee of the Senate which has jurisdiction over the contingent fund of the Senate.
(c) Assistance of Secretary of Senate
The Joint Leadership Group shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by the Secretary of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 702, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title VII of Pub. L. 95–521, which enacted this chapter, section 5504 of this title, and section 1364 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and amended sections 3210, 3216, and 3219 of Title 39, Postal Service. For complete classification of title VII to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 288b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 288b. Requirements for authorizing representation activity
(a) Direction of Joint Leadership Group or Senate resolution
The Counsel shall defend the Senate or a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate under section 288c of this title only when directed to do so by two-thirds of the Members of the Joint Leadership Group or by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate.
(b) Civil action to enforce subpena
The Counsel shall bring a civil action to enforce a subpena of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate under section 288d of this title only when directed to do so by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate.
(c) Intervention or appearance
The Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae under section 288e of this title only when directed to do so by a resolution adopted by the Senate when such intervention or appearance is to be made in the name of the Senate or in the name of an officer, committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate.
(d) Immunity proceedings
The Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized representative in obtaining an order granting immunity under section 288f of this title of—
(1) the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members present of the Senate; or
(2) a committee or subcommittee of the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the full committee.
(e) Resolution recommendations
The Office shall make no recommendation with respect to the consideration of a resolution under this section.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 703, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 288c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 288c. Defending the Senate, committee, subcommittee, member, officer, or employee of Senate
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), when directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(a) of this title, the Counsel shall—
(1) defend the Senate, a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate in any civil action pending in any court of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof, in which the Senate, such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee is made a party defendant and in which there is placed in issue the validity of any proceeding of, or action, including issuance of any subpena or order, taken by the Senate, or such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee in its or his official or representative capacity; or
(2) defend the Senate or a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate in any proceeding with respect to any subpena or order directed to the Senate or such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee in its or his official or representative capacity.
(b) Representation of a Member, officer, or employee under subsection (a) shall be undertaken by the Counsel only upon the consent of such Member, officer, or employee.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 704, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 288e (THE CONGRESS)
§ 288e. Intervention or appearance
(a) Actions or proceedings
When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(c) of this title, the Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate, or in the name of an officer, committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate in any legal action or proceeding pending in any court of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof in which the powers and responsibilities of Congress under the Constitution of the United States are placed in issue. The Counsel shall be authorized to intervene only if standing to intervene exists under section 2 of article III of the Constitution of the United States.
(b) Notification; publication
The Counsel shall notify the Joint Leadership Group of any legal action or proceeding in which the Counsel is of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae under subsection (a) is in the interest of the Senate. Such notification shall contain a description of the legal action or proceeding together with the reasons that the Counsel is of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae is in the interest of the Senate. The Joint Leadership Group shall cause said notification to be published in the Congressional Record for the Senate.
(c) Powers and responsibilities of Congress
The Counsel shall limit any intervention or appearance as amicus curiae in an action or proceeding to issues relating to the powers and responsibilities of Congress.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 706, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1880.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 288f (THE CONGRESS)
§ 288f. Immunity proceedings
When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(d) of this title, the Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized representative of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate in requesting a United States district court to issue an order granting immunity pursuant to section 6005 of title 18.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 707, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1880.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.