2019 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Part III - Employees
Subpart D - Pay and Allowances
Chapter 53 - Pay Rates and Systems
Subchapter III - General Schedule Pay Rates
Sec. 5333 - Minimum rate for new appointments
5 U.S.C. § 5333 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||
§5333. Minimum rate for new appointments | |||||||||||||||||||||
New appointments shall be made at the minimum rate of the appropriate grade. However, under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management which provide for such considerations as the existing pay or unusually high or unique qualifications of the candidate, or a special need of the Government for his services, the head of an agency may appoint, with the approval of the Office in each specific case, an individual to a position at such a rate above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade as the Office may authorize for this purpose. The approval of the Office in each specific case is not required with respect to an appointment made by the Librarian of Congress. |
|||||||||||||||||||||
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 90–83, §1(19), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 199; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, §906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 96–54, §2(a)(26)(A), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I, §106, title II, §211(b)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1449, 1461.) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
In subsection (b), the word "scheduled" is omitted since section 603 of the Act of Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87–793, 76 Stat. 847, eliminated the necessity of referring to rates as scheduled or longevity. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
1990—Pub. L. 101–509 struck out "; higher rates for supervisors of prevailing rate employees" after "appointments" in section catchline, struck out "(a)" before "New appointments shall", struck out "in GS–11 or above" after "individual to a position", and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, an employee in a position to which this subchapter applies, who regularly has responsibility for supervision (including supervision over the technical aspects of the work concerned) over employees whose pay is fixed and adjusted from time to time by wage boards or similar administrative authority as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates, may be paid at one of the rates for his grade which is above the highest rate of basic pay being paid to any such prevailing-rate employee regularly supervised, or at the maximum rate for his grade, as provided by the regulations." 1979—Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "prevailing rate" for "wage-board" in section catchline. 1978—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" and "Office" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Commission", respectively, wherever appearing. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, §305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. |
|||||||||||||||||||||
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bills and Statutes | |||||||||||||||||||||
United States Code | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y 1.2/5: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES PART III - EMPLOYEES Subpart D - Pay and Allowances CHAPTER 53 - PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS SUBCHAPTER III - GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES Sec. 5333 - Minimum rate for new appointments |
|||||||||||||||||||||
section 5333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
January 24, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
standard | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 Stat. 969, 970 68 Stat. 1106 76 Stat. 847, 848 78 Stat. 401 80 Stat. 467, 289 81 Stat. 199 92 Stat. 1224 93 Stat. 382 104 Stat. 1427 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Public Law 87-793, Public Law 88-426, Public Law 89-504, Public Law 89-554, Public Law 90-83, Public Law 95-454, Public Law 96-54, Public Law 101-509 |