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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 53— PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS · SUBCHAPTER IV— PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS · § 5348

§ 5348. Crews of vessels

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(a)Except as provided by subsection (c), the pay of officers and members of crews of vessels excepted from chapter 51 of this title by section 5102(c)(8) of this title shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates and practices in the maritime industry, not to exceed the rate of pay for the Vice President under section 104 of title 3.
(b)The aggregate pay limitation prescribed under section 5307 shall not apply to an employee whose pay is fixed under subsection (a).
(c)Vessel employees in an area where inadequate maritime industry practice exists and vessel employees of the Corps of Engineers shall have their pay fixed and adjusted under the provisions of this subchapter other than this section, as appropriate.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 471, § 5348, formerly § 5342; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 92–392, § 1(a), Aug. 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(e)(1), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548(a)(3)(C), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XI, § 1104, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1073.)
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  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 471
  • Pub. L. 92–392, § 1(a)
  • 86 Stat. 572
  • Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(e)(1)
  • 93 Stat. 498
  • Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548(a)(3)(C)
  • 110 Stat. 2868
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XI, § 1104
  • 139 Stat. 1073
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 1104(1)
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 1104(2)
  • Pub. L. 104–201, § 3548(a)(3)(C)(iii)
  • Pub. L. 104–201, § 3548(a)(3)(C)(i)
  • Pub. L. 96–70
  • Pub. L. 92–392
  • section 3304 of Pub. L. 96–70
  • section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92–392
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§ 5348
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–392, § 1(a)
Stat.86 Stat. 572
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(e)(1)
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