§ 5371. Health care positions

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(a)For the purposes of this section, “health care” means direct patient-care services or services incident to direct patient-care services.

(b)The Office of Personnel Management may, with respect to any employee described in subsection (c), provide that 1 or more provisions of chapter 74 of title 38 shall apply—

(1)in lieu of any provision of chapter 51 or 61, subchapter V of chapter 55, or any other provision of this chapter; or

(2)notwithstanding any lack of specific authority for a matter with respect to which chapter 51 or 61, subchapter V of chapter 55, or this chapter, relates.

(c)Authority under subsection

(b)may be exercised with respect to any employee holding a position—

(1)to which chapter 51 applies, excluding any Senior Executive Service position and any position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service; and

(2)which involves health care responsibilities.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 473, § 5361; renumbered § 5371 and amended Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, § 801(a)(3)(A)(ii), title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1221, 1224; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 205(A)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1456; Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(31), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1350.)

The authority to fix rates of pay is added on authority of former section 1161, which is carried into section 3104.

For repeal of the Act of Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, 61 Stat. 715, as amended, see revision note for section 3104.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

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Pub. L. 89–554
80 Stat. 473
Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, § 801(a)(3)(A)(ii)
92 Stat. 1221
Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 205(A)]
104 Stat. 1427
Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(31)
106 Stat. 1350
Act of Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433
61 Stat. 715
Pub. L. 102–378
Pub. L. 101–509
Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(a)(2)
section 906(a)(2) of Pub. L. 95–454
section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554

Stat.80 Stat. 473

Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, § 801(a)(3)(A)(ii)

Stat.92 Stat. 1221

Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 205(A)]

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