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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 53— PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS · SUBCHAPTER III— GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES · § 5331

§ 5331. Definitions; application

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(a)For the purpose of this subchapter, “agency”, “employee”, “position”, “class”, and “grade” have the meanings given them by section 5102 of this title.
(b)This subchapter applies to employees and positions to which chapter 51 applies, other than Senior Executive Service positions, positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, and positions to which section 5376 applies.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 408(b)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 100–325, § 2(h)(3), May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 582; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 102(c)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1444.)
Historical and Revision Notes
The section is added on authority of former sections 1081, 1082, 1084, and 1091, which are carried into section 5102.
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  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 467
  • Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 408(b)(2)
  • 92 Stat. 1173
  • Pub. L. 100–325, § 2(h)(3)
  • 102 Stat. 582
  • Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 102(c)]
  • 104 Stat. 1427
  • Pub. L. 101–509
  • Pub. L. 100–325
  • Pub. L. 95–454
  • section 415 of Pub. L. 95–454
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§ 5331
Definitions; application
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554
Stat.80 Stat. 467
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 408(b)(2)
Stat.92 Stat. 1173
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–325, § 2(h)(3)
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