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 PUBLIC LAW 94-82—AUG. 9, 1975

89 STAT. 419

Public Law 94-82 94th Congress An Act To amend title 39, United States Code, to apply to the United States Postal Service certain provisions of law providing for Federal agency safety programs and responsibilities, to provide for cost-of-living adjustments of Federal executive salaries, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—POSTAL SERVICE SEC. 101. Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (5); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu of the period a semicolon and the word "and"; and (3) by adding immediately below paragraph (6) the following paragraph: "(7) section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970(29 U.S.C.668).". TITLE II — EXECUTIVE SALARIES

Aug. 9. 1975 [H.R. 2559]

Postal Service, safety programs; Federal executive salary adjustments.

Executive Salary Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act. 5 USC 5312 noje.

SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Executive Salary Cost-ofLiving Adjustment Act". SEC. 202. (a) Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Executive Schedule pay rates, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 5 USC 5318. "§ 5:318. Adjustments in rates of pay "Effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5305 of this title in the rates of pay under 5 USC 5305. the General Schedule, the annual rate of pay for posi^tions at each 5 USC 5332 note, level of the Executive Schedule shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100), equal to the percentage of such annual rate of pay which corresponds to the overall average percentage (as set forth in the report transmitted to the Congress under such section 5305) of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule.". (b)(1) That part of section 5312 (relating to level I of the Executive Schedule) of title 5, United States Code, immediately below the section heading and immediately above clause (1) is amended to read as follows: "Level I of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by 2 USC 351 et.seq. section 5318 of this title:". (2) That part of section 5313 (relating to level II of the Executive Schedule) of title 5, United States Code, immediately below the section heading and immediately above clause (1) is amended to read as follows:

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