US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

5 U.S.C. § 5349

Prevailing rate employees; legislative, judicial, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and government of the District of Columbia

(a)
section 5102(c)(7) of this titlesection 213(f) of title 29section 206(a)(1) of title 29section 5361(1) of this title The pay of employees, described under , in the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Publishing Office, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the government of the District of Columbia, shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates and in accordance with such provisions of this subchapter, including the provisions of section 5344, relating to retroactive pay, and subchapter VI of this chapter, relating to grade and pay retention, as the pay-fixing authority of each such agency may determine. Subject to , the rates may not be less than the appropriate rates provided for by . If the pay-fixing authority concerned determines that the provisions of subchapter VI of this chapter should apply to any employee under his jurisdiction, then the employee concerned shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of if the tenure of his appointment is substantially equivalent to the tenure of any appointment referred to in such paragraph.
(b)
section 5102(d) of this titlesection 305 of title 44section 5141 of title 31 Subsection (a) of this section does not modify or otherwise affect , , and .

Pub. L. 92–392, § 1(a)86 Stat. 572Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, § 801(a)(3)(H)92 Stat. 1222Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(a)(11)96 Stat. 1063Pub. L. 100–426, title III, § 301102 Stat. 1602Pub. L. 101–474, § 5(j)104 Stat. 1100Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b)128 Stat. 2537(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–55480 Stat. 471Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(97)81 Stat. 220section 5341(a) of this titlesection 1(a) of Pub. L. 92–392Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a) of this section were contained in , , ; , , (formerly classified to ) prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–2712004—Subsec. (a). substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

Pub. L. 101–4741990—Subsec. (a). struck out “the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,” before “the Library of Congress”.

Pub. L. 100–4261988—Subsec. (a). inserted reference to General Accounting Office.

Pub. L. 97–2581982—Subsec. (b). substituted “section 5141” for “section 180”.

Pub. L. 95–454section 5345 of this title1978—Subsec. (a). substituted “subchapter VI of this chapter, relating to grade and pay retention,” for “section 5345, relating to retention of pay,”, “subchapter VI of this chapter” for “”, and “section 5361(1)” for “paragraph (2) of section 5345(a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of Title 44“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (a) on authority of , set out as a note preceding , Public Printing and Documents.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–454section 801(a)(4) of Pub. L. 95–454section 5361 of this titleAmendment by effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date

section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92–392section 5341 of this titleSection effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after , see , set out as a note under .