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[USC03] 5 USC 5303: Annual adjustments to pay schedules
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5 USC 5303: Annual adjustments to pay schedules Text contains those laws in effect on June 18, 2019
(b)(1) If, because of national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare, the President should consider the pay adjustment which would otherwise be required by subsection (a) in any year to be inappropriate, the President shall-
(c) The rates of basic pay that take effect under this section-
( Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 458 ; Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §207, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 631 ; Pub. L. 91–375, §6(c)(10), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 776 ; Pub. L. 94–183, §2(16), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1057 ; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, §906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224 ; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §2314(c)(2), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2167 ; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I, §101(a)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427 , 1430.)
5 U.S.C. 1173. Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87–793, §504, 76 Stat. 842 .
Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, §123, 78 Stat. 412 .
1990-Pub. L. 101–509 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to annual adjustments to pay schedules for provisions relating to President's authority to set higher minimum rates of basic pay.
1980-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 96–465 substituted "section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980" for "sections 867 and 870 of title 22".
1975-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–183 struck out "and section 3552 of title 39" after "of section 5335(a) of this title".
1970-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91–375 repealed cl. (2) making positions paid under provisions of part III of title 39 relating to employees in the postal field service subject to higher minimum rates established by the President.
1967-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206, §207(a), substituted "maximum pay rate" for "seventh pay rate".
Pub. L. 102–377, title V, §506, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1343 , provided that: "Such sums as may be necessary for Federal employee pay raises for programs funded by this Act or subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts hereafter shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in such Acts."
Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I, §101(e)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427 , 1443, provided that: "It is the sense of the Congress that the total funds dedicated to adjustments under sections 5303 and 5304 [of this title] for any year be no less than the total funds that would have been dedicated to adjustments under such section 5303 for such year had the full change in the ECI been applied to pay rates for such year."
2019- Pub. L. 116–6, div. D, title VII, §749, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 199 , provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2019 shall be 1.9 percent above the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2018, as limited under section 738 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) [set out as a note below].
"(b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the payable rate for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be increased by 1.9 percent (relative to the preexisting rate actually payable) at the time the official rate is adjusted in January 2019. Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2019, except as provided in subsection (i).
"(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) [22 U.S.C. 3961] or any other provision of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
"(d)(1) This subsection applies to-
"(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
"(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
"(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) who is serving at the time official rates of the Executive Schedule are adjusted may receive a single increase in the employee's pay rate of no more than 1.9 percent during calendar year 2019, subject to the normally applicable pay rules and pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013, after those pay limitations are increased by 1.9 percent (after applicable rounding). Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2019, except as provided in subsection (i).
"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment, and who is serving at the time official rates of the Executive Schedule are adjusted, may receive a single increase in the employee's pay rate of no more than 1.9 percent during calendar year 2019, subject to the normally applicable pay rules and pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013, after those pay limitations are increased by 1.9 percent (after applicable rounding). Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2019, except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
"(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election is in effect.
"(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) [22 U.S.C. 3942(b)] for such time as that election is in effect.
"(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position held immediately before the movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013, after those rates and pay limitations are increased by 1.9 percent (after applicable rounding).
"(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013, after those rates and pay limitations are increased by 1.9 percent (after applicable rounding).
"(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2019 but ends in calendar year 2020, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
"(l) For the purpose of this section, the term 'covered position' means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under this section.
"(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019."
Pub. L. 116–6, div. D, title VII, §748, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 199 , provided that:
"(a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 2019 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1.4 percent, and the overall average percentage of the adjustments taking effect in such fiscal year under sections 5304 and 5304a of such title 5 shall be an increase of 0.5 percent (with comparability payments to be determined and allocated among pay localities by the President). All adjustments under this subsection shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
"(b) Notwithstanding section 737 [of Pub. L. 116–6, 5 U.S.C. 5343 note], the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2019 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be no less than the percentages in subsection (a) as employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under section 5303, 5304, and 5304a of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303, 5304, and 5304a of such title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of such title 5 shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as "Rest of U.S." pursuant to section 5304 of such title 5 for purposes of this subsection.
"(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from appropriations, which are made to each applicable department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2019."
2018- Pub. L. 115–141, div. E, title VII, §738, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 597 , provided that:
"(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2018 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by-
2017- Pub. L. 115–31, div. E, title VII, §738, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 386 .
2016- Pub. L. 114–113, div. E, title VII, §738, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2482 .
2015- Pub. L. 113–235, div. E, title VII, §738, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2388 .
2014- Pub. L. 113–76, div. E, title VII, §741, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 241 .
2010-Pub. L. 111–242, §147, as added by Pub. L. 111–322, title I, §1(a)(2), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3518 , as amended by Pub. L. 113–6, div. F, title I, §1112(a), Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 414 , provided that:
"(a) For the purposes of this section-
"(1) the term 'employee'-
"(2) the term 'senior executive' means-
"(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'statutory pay adjustment' means-
[ Pub. L. 112–175, §114, Sept. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1316 , which applied Mar. 27, 2013, as end date for moratorium on statutory pay adjustments and senior executive or senior-level executive pay increases under section 147 of Pub. L. 111–242 (set out above), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–6, div. F, title I, §1112(b), Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 415 .]
2009- Pub. L. 111–117, div. C, title VII, §744, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3219 , provided that:
2008- Pub. L. 110–329, div. A, §142, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3580 , as amended by Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VII, §738(a), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 691 , provided that:
[ Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VII, §738(b), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 691 , provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending section 142 of Pub. L. 110–329, set out above] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 [Pub. L. 110–329]."]
2007- Pub. L. 110–161, div. D, title VII, §740, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2031 , provided that:
2005- Pub. L. 109–115, div. A, title VIII, §843, Nov. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2506 , provided that:
2004- Pub. L. 108–447, div. H, title VI, §640, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3282 , provided that:
Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title VI, §640, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 359 , provided that:
2003- Pub. L. 108–7, div. J, title VI, §637, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 472 , provided that:
2001- Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, §646, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 556 , provided that:
2000- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, §140], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A-235, provided that:
1999- Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, §646, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 478 , provided that:
1998- Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(h) [title VI, §621], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480 , 2681-518, provided that: "For purposes of each provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 [Pub. L. 101–194] (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1999 in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems."
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(h) [title VI, §647], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480 , 2681-527, provided that:
1996- Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(f) [title VI, §637], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–314 , 3009-364, provided that: "For purposes of each provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 [Pub. L. 101–194] (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1997 in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems."
1995- Pub. L. 104–52, title VI, §633, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 507 , provided that: "For purposes of each provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 [Pub. L. 101–194] (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1996 in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems."
1994- Pub. L. 103–329, title VI, §630(a), Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2424 , provided that:
1993- Pub. L. 103–123, title V, §517B, Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1253 , provided that:
1990- Pub. L. 101–509, title VI, §618, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1475 , provided that:
Pub. L. 101–509, title VI, §633, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 633 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 [see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 5301 of this title] and any provision of law amended by such Act), for purposes of any adjustment scheduled to take effect under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 101 [section 529 [title I, §101] of Pub. L. 101–509]) during the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending on September 30, 1994, the provisions of section 5303 of such title (as so amended) shall be applied in accordance with the following:
" '(B) If the adjustment which (but for this subsection) would otherwise take effect under this section in a fiscal year would be greater than 5 percent, no reduction may be made-
"(b) References.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 [see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 5301 of this title] and any provision of law amended made by such Act), effective for purposes of any pay adjustment scheduled to take effect during the period described in subsection (a), any reference in a provision of law to section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 101 [section 529 [title I, §101] of Pub. L. 101–509] (or to the effective date of a pay adjustment, the size of an adjustment, a rate payable after an adjustment, or other related matter under such section 5303) shall be considered a reference to such section as applied in accordance with this section (or to the corresponding matter, as determined under such section 5303, as applied in accordance with this section)."
1989- Pub. L. 101–194, title VII, §702, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1767 , provided that:
"(a) Restoration.-
"(1) In general.-Effective for pay periods beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1989], the rate of basic pay for any office or position in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government or in the government of the District of Columbia shall be determined as if the provisions of law cited in paragraph (2) had never been enacted.
"(2) Citations.-The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
"(b) Exceptions.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the rate of basic pay for a Senator, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate shall be determined as if subsection (a) had not been enacted.
"(c) Specific Authority.-For purposes of section 140 of Public Law 97–92 (28 U.S.C. 461 note), appropriate salary increases are hereby authorized for Federal judges and Justices of the Supreme Court pursuant to subsection (a).
"(d) Special Rule.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no adjustment in any rate of pay shall become effective, as a result of the enactment of this section, before the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date as of which the order issued by the President on October 16, 1989, pursuant to section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [2 U.S.C. 902] is rescinded."
Pub. L. 101–194, title XI, §1101(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1781 , provided that:
"(1) Adjustments in Rates of Pay.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act), effective as provided in paragraph (2), the rate of pay of each office and position of United States Senator, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate shall be increased by-
Pub. L. 101–136, title VI, §619, Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 820 , provided that:
"(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, no adjustment in rates of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, which becomes effective on or after October 1, 1989, and before October 1, 1990, shall have the effect of increasing the rate of salary or basic pay for any office or position in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch or in the government of the District of Columbia-
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the rate of salary or basic pay payable as of September 30, 1989, for any office or position which was not in existence on such date shall be deemed to be the rate of salary or basic pay payable to individuals in comparable offices or positions on such date, as determined under regulations prescribed-
1988- Pub. L. 100–440, title VI, §620, Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1756 , provided that:
"(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, no adjustment in rates of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, which becomes effective on or after October 1, 1988, and before October 1, 1989, shall have the effect of increasing the rate of salary or basic pay for any office or position in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch or in the government of the District of Columbia-
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the rate of salary or basic pay payable as of September 30, 1988, for any office or position which was not in existence on such date shall be deemed to be the rate of salary or basic pay payable to individuals in comparable offices or positions on such date, as determined under regulations prescribed-
1987- Pub. L. 100–202, §108, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–434 , provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution or any other law, no adjustment in rates of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, which becomes effective on or after October 1, 1987, and before October 1, 1988, shall have the effect of increasing the rate of salary or basic pay for any office or position in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch or in the government of the District of Columbia-
"(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the rate of salary or basic pay payable as of September 30, 1987, for any office or position which was not in existence on such date shall be deemed to be the rate of salary or basic pay payable to individuals in comparable offices or positions on such date, as determined under regulations prescribed-
Pub. L. 100–202, §110(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–436 , provided that:
"(1) Two-percent increase.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of fiscal year 1988, the overall percentage of the adjustment under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, and in the rates of pay under the other statutory pay systems (as defined by section 5301(c) of such title), shall be an increase of 2 percent.
"(2) Uniform adjustments; delayed effective date.-Each increase in a pay rate or schedule which takes effect pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be of the same percentage and shall take effect as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1988."
1986- Pub. L. 99–500, §144(a), Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–350 , and Pub. L. 99–591, §144(a), Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–353 , provided that:
"(4) For purposes of this subsection-
Pub. L. 99–272, title XV, §15201(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 332 , provided that:
"(B) Each adjustment in a pay rate or schedule which takes effect pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph-
1984- Pub. L. 98–270, title II, §202(a), Apr. 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 158 , provided that:
1982- Pub. L. 97–253, title III, §310(a), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 799 , provided that:
"(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if-
1981- Pub. L. 97–35, title XVII, §1701(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 753 , provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the overall percentage of the adjustment of the rates of pay under the General Schedule or any other statutory pay system under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, which is to become effective with the first applicable pay period commencing on or after October 1, 1981, shall not exceed 4.8 percent."
1978- Pub. L. 95–429, title VI, §614, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1018 , provided that:
"(a) No part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay the salary or pay of any individual in any office or position in an amount which exceeds the rate of salary or basic pay payable for such office or position on September 30, 1978, by more than 5.5 percent, as a result of any adjustments which take effect during such fiscal year under-
1971- Pub. L. 92–210, §3, Dec. 22, 1971, 85 Stat. 753 , provided that: "Notwithstanding any provision of section 3(c) of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–656), or of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 3(a) of Public Law 91–656, and the provisions of the alternative plan submitted by the President to the Congress pursuant thereto on August 31, 1971, such comparability adjustments in the rates of pay of each Federal statutory pay system as may be required under such sections 5305 and 3(c), based on the 1971 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey-
Pub. L. 91–656, §3(c), Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1951 , provided that: "The President may make the initial adjustment required by subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this Act, without regard to the provisions of such subchapter relating to the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay and the Federal Employees Pay Council. Notwithstanding any provision of such subchapter I prescribing an effective date of October 1 for any pay adjustment made by the President, the initial adjustment based on the 1970 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey and the adjustment based on the 1971 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey shall become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on or after January 1, 1971, and January 1, 1972, respectively. Notwithstanding the provisions of such subchapter I, the President's agent for purposes of the 1971 and 1972 adjustments shall be the Director, Office of Management and Budget and the Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission. Adjustments under the provisions of such subchapter I shall not apply to employees of the Post Office Department whose basic pay is fixed under the General Schedule."
1967- Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §212, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 634 , provided that: "In order to complete the implementation of the policy of the Congress set forth in paragraph (2) of section 5301 of title 5, United States Code, the President, after seeking the views of such employee organizations as he considers appropriate and in such manner as he may provide, shall-
"(1) effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after July 1, 1968, adjust the rates of basic pay, basic compensation, and salary, as in effect by reason of the enactment of the provisions of this title [see Short Title note under section 5332 of this title] other than this section and sections 205, 210, 213, 214, 215, and 219-
Adjustments made by the President under this section shall have the force and effect of statute. The rates of pay of personnel subject to sections 210, 213 (except subsections (d) and (e) ), and 214 of this title [see Short Title note under section 5332 of this title], and any minimum or maximum rate, limitation, or allowance applicable to any such personnel, shall be adjusted, by amounts which are equal, insofar as practicable and with such exceptions as may be necessary to provide for appropriate relationships between positions, to the amounts of the adjustments made by the President under subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this section, by the following authorities-