Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 2219a

Overtime and holiday pay

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Agriculture may—
(1)
21 U.S.C. 60121 U.S.C. 451 pay employees of the Department of Agriculture employed in an establishment subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( et seq.) for all overtime and holiday work performed at the establishment at rates determined by the Secretary, subject to applicable law relating to minimum wages and maximum hours; and
(2)
accept from the establishment reimbursement for any sums paid by the Secretary for the overtime and holiday work, at rates determined under paragraph (1).
(b)

Availability

Sums received by the Secretary under this section shall remain available until expended without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out subsection (a).

Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10703(a)116 Stat. 517 (, (b), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907 Pub. L. 90–20181 Stat. 584 Pub. L. 110–246, title XI, § 11015(a)122 Stat. 2124 section 601 of Title 21The Federal Meat Inspection Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is titles I to V of , as added , , , and , , , which are classified generally to subchapters I to IV–A (§ 601 et seq.) of chapter 12 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 85–17271 Stat. 441 section 451 of Title 21The Poultry Products Inspection Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 10 (§ 451 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.