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 PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980

94 STAT. 1091

11.7 percent effective with the first pay period beginning after September 30, 1980. (2) The President may allocate the percentage increase specified under paragraph (1) in the same manner and to the same extent the President is authorized under subsections (c) and (d) of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by section 803 of this Act, to ^"^''" allocate any percentage increase described in subsection (b)(3) of section 1009 of such title, except that— 37 USC ioo9. (A) the provisions of subsection (d)(2)(B) of such section shall not apply to this subsection or any action of the President under this subsection; and (B) the overall average percentage increase in the elements of compensation specified in subsection (a) of such section in the case of any member of the uniformed services with four years or less service may not exceed 11.7 percent. RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO METHOD OF ADJUSTMENT OF MILITARY PAY

SEC. 802. The President shall submit to the Congress not later than Submittal to April 1, 1981, such recommendations as he considers necessary or ^^o^gress. appropriate to improve the method for determining adjustments in the pay and allowances for members of the uniformed services. AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE PAY INCREASES AMONG PAY GRADES AND YEARS-OF-SERVICE CATEGORIES

SEC. 803. Section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, relating to adjustments in compensation, is amended— (1) by striking out "subsection (c)" in clause (3) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (c) and (d) of this section,"; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting "(1)" before "Whenever"; (B) by inserting "of this section" after "subsection 0))(3)" both places it appears and after "subsection (a)"; and (C) by striking out "per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "percent; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as paragraph (2) and in such paragraph (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking out "under subsection (c)" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "under paragraph (1) of this subsection"; (B) by inserting "of this section" after "subsection (a)" and after "subsection (b)(3)"; and (C) by inserting "of this title" after "section 403(b) or (c)" both places it appears; (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): "(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, whenever the President determines such action to be in the best interest of the Government, he may allocate the overall percentage increase in the element of basic pay that would otherwise be effective after any allocation made under subsection (c) of this section among such pay grade and years-of-service categories as he considers appropriate. "(2) In making any allocation of an overall percentage increase in basic pay under paragraph (1) of this subsection—

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