Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/615

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PUBLIC LAW 92-392-AUG. 19, 1972

"5347. Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee. "i5348. Crews of vessels. "5349. Prevailing rate employees; legislative, judicial, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and government of the District of Columbia.".

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SEC. 2. Section 2105(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 80 Stat. 409. Ante, p 564. by inserting "(other than subchapter IV of chapter 53 and sections Post, p. 574. 5550 and 7154 of this title) " immediately following "laws". ^^ ^_ 523; 80 Stat. ^^ SEC. 3. Section 5337 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 8i"statr 208^! (1) by striking out the words "to which this section applies" ^o Stat. 47o. wherever they appear in subsection (b) and inserting "to which that subsection applies" in place thereof; and (2) by adding at the end thereof: "(c) Under regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission consistent with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an employee who is reduced to a grade of the General Schedule ^^^^^^ ^^^^ from a position to which this subchapter does not apply is entitled to a retained scheduled rate of pay.". SEC. 4. Section 5541(2) (xi) of title 5, United States Code, is so Stat. 485. amended to read as follows: " (xi) an employee whose pay is fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of this title, or by a wage board or similar administrative authority serving the same purpose, except as provided by section 5544 of this title;". SEC. 5. The first sentence of section 5544(a) of title 5, United States siesta!?MK^' Code, is amended to read as follows: "An employee whose pay is fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates under section 5343 or 5349 of this title, or by a wage board or similar c/"'®' ^^' ^^^' administrative authority serving the same purpose, is entitled to overtime pay for overtime work in excess of 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.". SEC. 6. Subsection (a)(1) of section 6101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ® ^*°*' ^°^* ^ " (a)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, 'employee' includes an "Employee." employee of the government of the District of Columbia and an employee whose pay is fixed and adjusted from time to time under section 5343 or 5349 of this title, or by a wage board or similar administrative authority serving the same purpose, but does not include an employee or individual excluded from the definition of employee in section 5541(2) of this title, except as specifically provided under this paragraph.". SEC. 7. (a) Section 6102 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed. f^l\ll\ 515. (b) The analysis of chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out— "6102. Eight-hour day; 40-hour workweek; wage-board employees.".

SEC. 8. Section 7154(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "subchapter III of chapter 53" and inserting "subchapters III and IV of chapter 53" in place thereof. SEC. 9. (a)(1) Except as provided by this subsection, an employee's initial rate of pay on conversion to a wage schedule established pursuant to the amendments made by this Act shall be determined under conversion rules prescribed by the Civil Service Commission. Service by an employee in a grade of a wage schedule performed before the effective date of the conversion of the employee to a wage schedule established pursuant to the amendments made by this Act shall be counted toward not to exceed one step increase under the time in step provisions of section 5343(e)(2) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the first section of this Act.

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