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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 332

Subtitle B—Civil Service Programs 5 USC 5305 note.

SEC. 15201. PAY ADJUSTMENTS. (a) LIMITATION ON PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATUTORY PAY SYS-

President of U.S.

5 USC 5343 note.

TEMS.—(1) The rates of pay under the General Schedule and the rates of pay under the other statutory pay systems referred to in section 5301(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not be adjusted under section 5305 of such title during fiscal year 1986. (2)(A)(i) For fiscal years 1987 and 1988, the President shall provide for the adjustment of rates of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate to reduce outlays, relating to pay of officers and employees of the Federal Government, by at least $746,000,000 in fiscal year 1987 and $1,264,000,000 in fiscal year 1988 (without regard to reductions in outlays which result by reason of subparagraph (B)(ii) of this paragraph, paragraph (1) of this subsection, subsection (b) of this section, and the application of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code), computed using the baseline used for the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1986 (S. Con. Res. 32, 99th Congress), agreed to on August 1, 1985. (ii) Clause (i) of this subparagraph shall not be construed to suspend the requirements of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to fiscal years 1987 and 1988. (B) Each adjustment in a pay rate or schedule which takes effect pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— (i) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be of the same percentage; and (ii) shall be effective with respect to pay periods beginning on or after January 1 of the fiscal year involved. (b)

LIMITATION ON P A Y ADJUSTMENTS FOR PREVAILING

RATE

EMPLOYEES.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in the case of a prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, or an employee covered by section 5348 of such title, the total adjustment to any wage schedule or rate applicable to such employee which is to become effective (determined without regard to paragraph (2)) during— (A) fiscal year 1986, shall (except to the extent permitted by section 616(a)(2) of H.R. 5798, incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 98-473 (98 Stat. 1963)) be equal to zero; (B) fiscal year 1987, shall not exceed an increase equal to the overall percentage of the adjustment (under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code) in the rates of pay under the General 5 USC 5332. Schedule for such fiscal year; and (C) fiscal year 1988, shall not exceed an increase equal to the overall percentage of the adjustment (under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule for such fiscal year. Effective date. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any increase permitted by paragraph (1) which is scheduled to take effect during fiscal year 1987 or 1988 (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall take effect as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period beginning at least 90 days after the date on which such increase is so scheduled to take effect. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(b) of Public Law 5 USC 5343 note. 92-392 or section 704(b) of Public Law 95-454, the provisions of

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