Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/1088

 94 STAT. 1038

Basic pay rate increase.

5 USC 5332.

Increase denial.

PUBLIC LAW 96-330—AUG. 26, 1980 "(iv) would not otherwise be available to provide medical care and treatment for veterans, the Administrator may increase the minimum, intermediate, or maximum rates of basic pay authorized under applicable statutes and regulations. Any increase in such rates of basic pay may be made on a nationwide, local, or other geographic basis, for one or more of the grades listed in the schedules in subsection (b)(1) of this section, for one or more of the health personnel fields within such grades, or for one or more of the grades of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. "(2) Increases in rates of basic pay may be made under paragraph (1) of this subsection only in order— "(A) to provide pay in an amount competitive with, but not exceeding, the amount of the same type of pay paid to the same category of health-care personnel at non-Federal health-care facilities in the same labor market; "(B) to achieve adequate staffing at particular facilities; or "(C) to recruit personnel with specialized skills, especially those with skills which are especially difficult or demanding. "(3) The amount of any increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the maximum rate for any grade may not (except in the case of nurse anesthetists) exceed the amount by which the maximum for such grade (under applicable provisions of law other than this subsection) exceeds the minimum for such grade (under applicable provisions of law other than this subsection), and the maximum rate as so increased may not exceed the rate paid for individuals serving as Assistant Chief Medical Director. "(4) In the exercise of the authority provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection to increase the rates of basic pay for any category of personnel not appointed under this subchapter, the Administrator shall, not less than ninety days prior to the effective date of a proposed increase, notify the President of the Administrator's intention to provide such an increase. If, prior to such effective date, the President disapproves such increase and provides the appropriate committees of the Congress with a written statement of the President's reasons for such disapproval, such proposed increase shall not take effect.". CHIEFS OF STAFF REQUIRED TO BE EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS

38 USC 4108.

"Affiliated institution." Post, p. 1039. ' 'Remuneration.'

38 USC 4108 note.

SEC. 113. (a) Section 4108 is amended by striking out subsections (b) and (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) Any person serving as a Chief of Staff of a Veterans' Administration health-care facility shall be appointed on a full-time basis. "(c) As used in this section: "(1) The term 'affiliated institution' means any medical school or other institution of higher learning with which the Administrator has a contract or agreement as referred to in section 4112(b) of this title for the training or education of health personnel. "(2) The term 'remuneration' means the receipt of any amount of monetary benefit from any non-Veterans' Administration source in payment for carrying out any professional responsibilities.'. (b) Any individual who on the date of the enactment of this Act is serving as a Chief of Staff of a Veterans' Administration health-care facility on less than full-time basis may continue to serve in that capacity on a part-time basis so long as such individual's proportion

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