US Code

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

5 U.S.C. § 5372a

Contract appeals board members

(a)
For the purpose of this section—
(1)
section 7105(b)(2) of title 41 the term “contract appeals board member” means a member of an agency board of contract appeals appointed under section 7105(a)(2), (c)(2), or (d)(2) of title 41 or a member of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals appointed under ; and
(2)
the term “appeals board” means an agency board of contract appeals established pursuant to section 7105(a)(1), (c)(1), or (d)(1) of title 41.
(b)
Rates of basic pay for contract appeals board members shall be as follows:
(1)
Chairman of an appeals board—the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(2)
Vice chairman of an appeals board—97 percent of the rate under paragraph (1).
(3)
Other members of an appeals board—94 percent of the rate under paragraph (1).
(c)
Rates of pay taking effect under this section shall be printed in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.

Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 104(a)(2)]104 Stat. 1427Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VIII, § 847(f)(1)119 Stat. 3395Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(a)(9)124 Stat. 3841(Added , , , 1446; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 5315 of this titleLevel IV of the Executive Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is set out in .

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(a)(9)(A)section 7105(b)(2) of title 412011—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “section 7105(a)(2), (c)(2), or (d)(2) of title 41” for “section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978” and “” for “section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act”.

Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(a)(9)(B)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “section 7105(a)(1), (c)(1), or (d)(1) of title 41” for “section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978”.

Pub. L. 109–1632006—Subsec. (a)(1). inserted “or a member of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals appointed under section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act” after “of 1978”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VIII, § 847(g)119 Stat. 3395

section 438 of Title 41section 607 of Title 41“Section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by this section, and the amendments and repeals made by this section [enacting , Public Contracts, amending this section and sections 601 and 607 of Title 41, and enacting provisions set out as a note under ], shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date

Pub. L. 101–509section 5301 of this titleSection effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after , see section 529 [title III, § 305] of , set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under .