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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5335 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture throug... · Sec. 12520

Sec. 12520. Department of Agriculture recruitment and retention authorities

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The Secretary may repay a student loan for employees in positions in the veterinary medical science 0701 occupational series at the Department of Agriculture pursuant to section 5379(b) of title 5, United States Code, except that paragraph
(2)of that section shall not apply to such repayment. Repayment of a student loan under subparagraph
(A)shall be made subject to such terms, limitations, or conditions as are mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the employee concerned. The Secretary may not repay a student loan under subparagraph
(A)in an amount that exceeds— $30,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or a total of $150,000 for any employee. The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the veterinary medical science 0701 occupational series at the Department of Agriculture pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section— 50 percent shall be substituted for 30 percent ; and level II of the Executive Schedule shall be substituted for level IV of the Executive Schedule . The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the 1101 and 1165 occupational series relating to lending at the Farm Service Agency pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section, 50 percent shall be substituted for 30 percent . The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the civil engineering 0810 occupational series, the engineering technical 0802 occupational series, the soil conservation 0457 occupational series, and the soil conservation technician 0458 occupational series at the Natural Resources Conservation Service pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section, 50 percent shall be substituted for 30 percent . The authorities under subsections
(a)through
(c)shall terminate on September 30, 2029.
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