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38 U.S.C. § 7431 — Pay
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**(a) Elements of Pay.—** Pay of physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration shall consist of three elements as follows:
(1) Base pay as provided for under subsection (b).
(2) Market pay as provided for under subsection (c).
(3) Performance pay as provided under subsection (d).
**(b) Base Pay.—** One element of pay for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists shall be base pay. Base pay shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each physician, podiatrist, optometrist and dentist is entitled to base pay determined under the Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule.
(2) The Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule is composed of 15 rates of base pay designated, from the lowest rate of pay to the highest rate of pay, as base pay steps 1 through 15.
(3) The rate of base pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist is based on the total number of the years of the service of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in the Veterans Health Administration as follows: For a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist with total service of:The rate of base pay is the rate payable for: two years or lessstep 1 more than 2 years and not more than 4 yearsstep 2 more than 4 years and not more than 6 yearsstep 3 more than 6 years and not more than 8 yearsstep 4 more than 8 years and not more than 10 yearsstep 5 more than 10 years and not more than 12 yearsstep 6 more than 12 years and not more than 14 yearsstep 7 more than 14 years and not more than 16 yearsstep 8 more than 16 years and not more than 18 yearsstep 9 more than 18 years and not more than 20 yearsstep 10 more than 20 years and not more than 22 yearsstep 11 more than 22 years and n
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**(a) Elements of Pay.—** Pay of physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration shall consist of three elements as follows:
(1) Base pay as provided for under subsection (b).
(2) Market pay as provided for under subsection (c).
(3) Performance pay as provided under subsection (d).
**(b) Base Pay.—** One element of pay for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists shall be base pay. Base pay shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each physician, podiatrist, optometrist and dentist is entitled to base pay determined under the Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule.
(2) The Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule is composed of 15 rates of base pay designated, from the lowest rate of pay to the highest rate of pay, as base pay steps 1 through 15.
(3) The rate of base pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist is based on the total number of the years of the service of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in the Veterans Health Administration as follows: For a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist with total service of:The rate of base pay is the rate payable for: two years or lessstep 1 more than 2 years and not more than 4 yearsstep 2 more than 4 years and not more than 6 yearsstep 3 more than 6 years and not more than 8 yearsstep 4 more than 8 years and not more than 10 yearsstep 5 more than 10 years and not more than 12 yearsstep 6 more than 12 years and not more than 14 yearsstep 7 more than 14 years and not more than 16 yearsstep 8 more than 16 years and not more than 18 yearsstep 9 more than 18 years and not more than 20 yearsstep 10 more than 20 years and not more than 22 yearsstep 11 more than 22 years and not more than 24 yearsstep 12 more than 24 years and not more than 26 yearsstep 13 more than 26 years and not more than 28 yearsstep 14 more than 28 yearsstep 15.
(4) At the same time as rates of basic pay are increased for a year under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall increase the amount of base pay payable under this subsection for that year by a percentage equal to the percentage by which rates of basic pay are increased under such section for that year.
(5) The non-foreign cost of living adjustment allowance authorized under [section 5941 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5941&num=0&edition=prelim) for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists whose pay is set under this section shall be determined as a percentage of base pay only.
**(c) Market Pay.—** One element of pay for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists shall be market pay. Market pay shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each physician, podiatrist, optometrist and dentist is eligible for market pay.
(2) Market pay shall consist of pay intended to reflect the recruitment and retention needs for the specialty or assignment (as defined by the Secretary) of a particular physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) The annual amount of the market pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist shall be determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis.
(4) The determination of the amount of market pay of a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist shall take into account—
(A) the level of experience of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in the specialty or assignment of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist;
(B) the need for the specialty or assignment of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist at the medical facility of the Department concerned;
(C) the health care labor market for the specialty or assignment of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist, which may cover any geographic area the Secretary considers appropriate for the specialty or assignment;
(D) the board certifications, if any, of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist;
(E) the prior experience, if any, of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist as an employee of the Veterans Health Administration; and
(F) such other considerations as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(5) The amount of market pay of a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist shall be evaluated by the Secretary not less often than once every 24 months. The amount of market pay may be adjusted as the result of an evaluation under this paragraph. A physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist whose market pay is evaluated under this paragraph shall receive written notice of the results of such evaluation in accordance with procedures prescribed under [section 7433 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7433&num=0&edition=prelim). Such a notice shall include a statement of whether the market pay will increase, decrease, or remain unchanged following such evaluation.
(6) No adjustment of the amount of market pay of a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under paragraph (5) may result in a reduction of the amount of market pay of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist while in the same position or assignment at the medical facility of the Department concerned, unless there is a change in board certification or reduction of privileges.
(7) The Secretary shall ensure that each physician, podiatrist, optometrist, and dentist in the Veterans Health Administration is—
(A) advised, on an annual basis, of the criteria described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (4);
(B) evaluated in accordance with such criteria; and
(C) compensated in accordance with—
(i) applicable assignment and pay levels, subject to relevant pay limitations; and
(ii) the extent to which such criteria are met.
(8) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:
(A) A list of each facility and specialty that conducted an evaluation of pay during the period covered by the report.
(B) For each evaluation described in subparagraph (A)—
(i) a list of occupations for which pay was evaluated, disaggregated by medical specialty, number of authorized full-time employees, and onsite full-time employees as of the date of the evaluation;
(ii) the date such evaluation was completed;
(iii) whether a market pay adjustment was made following the evaluation per each occupation and specialty evaluated;
(iv) whether applicable employees were notified of such evaluation;
(v) whether local labor partners were notified of such evaluation; and
(vi) in the case of an evaluation that resulted in an adjustment of pay—
(I) the date such adjustment—
(aa) was implemented; and
(bb) became effective; and
(II) the percentage of employees of each occupation and specialty for which pay was adjusted pursuant to such evaluation.
(C) A list of facilities of the Department that have not conducted an evaluation of market pay, pursuant to paragraph (5), during the 18-month-period that precedes the date of the submission of such report.
**(d) Performance Pay.—**
(1) One element of pay for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists shall be performance pay.
(2) Performance pay shall be paid to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist on the basis of the physician’s or dentist’s achievement of specific goals and performance objectives prescribed by the Secretary.
(3) The Secretary shall ensure that each physician, podiatrist, optometrist and dentist of the Department is advised of the specific goals or objectives that are to be measured by the Secretary in determining the eligibility of that physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist for performance pay.
(4) The amount of the performance pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist may vary annually on the basis of individual achievement or attainment of the goals or objectives applicable to the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under paragraph (2).
(5) The amount of performance pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in a fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed the lower of—
(A) $15,000; or
(B) the amount equal to 7.5 percent of the sum of the base pay and the market pay payable to such physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in that fiscal year.
(6) A failure to meet goals or objectives applicable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under paragraph (2) may not be the sole basis for an adverse personnel action against that physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist.
**(e) Requirements and Limitations on Total Pay.—**
(1)
(A) Not less often than once every two years, the Secretary shall prescribe for Department-wide applicability the minimum and maximum amounts of annual pay that may be paid under this section to physicians and the minimum and maximum amounts of annual pay that may be paid under this section to podiatrists and dentists.
(B) The Secretary may prescribe for Department-wide applicability under this paragraph separate minimum and maximum amounts of pay for a specialty or assignment. If the Secretary prescribes separate minimum and maximum amounts for a specialty or assignment, the Secretary may establish up to four tiers of minimum and maximum amounts for such specialty or assignment and prescribe for each tier a minimum amount and a maximum amount that the Secretary determines appropriate for the professional responsibilities, professional achievements, and administrative duties of the physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, or dentists (as the case may be) whose pay is set within that tier.
(C) Amounts prescribed under this paragraph shall be published in the Federal Register, and shall not take effect until at least 60 days after the date of publication.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subject to paragraph (4), the sum of the total amount of the annual rate of base pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under subsection (b) and the market pay determined for the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under subsection (c) may not be less than the minimum amount, nor more than the maximum amount, applicable to specialty or assignment of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under paragraph (1).
(3) The sum of the total amount of the annual rate of base pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under subsection (b) and the market pay determined for the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under subsection (c) may exceed the maximum amount applicable to the specialty or assignment of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under paragraph (1) as a result of an adjustment under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b).
(4) Except as provided in sections 7404A(c) and 7410(a)(2) of this title, in no case may the total amount of compensation paid to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under this title in any year exceed the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in [section 102 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section102&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Notwithstanding any compensation or pay limitations under this title or title 5, the Secretary may authorize the Under Secretary for Health to pay physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists—
(A) awards authorized under this title;
(B) advance payments, recruitment or relocation bonuses, and retention allowances authorized under [section 7410(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7410/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or as otherwise provided by law;
(C) incentives or bonuses under [section 706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section706&num=0&edition=prelim) or as otherwise provided by law; and
(D) earnings from fee-basis appointments under [section 7405(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7405/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6)
(A) The Secretary may waive any pay limitation described in this section (including tier limitations) that the Secretary determines necessary for the recruitment or retention of critical health care personnel whom the Secretary determines would provide direct patient care.
(B) Priority for such waivers shall be given for positions, locations, and care provided through agreements that are costly to the Department.
(C) The Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, and the Office of the General Counsel of the Department shall review any waiver issued under subparagraph (A).
(D) During the period the authority under subparagraph (A) is effective, the Secretary may not issue more than 300 waivers under such subparagraph.
(E) The Secretary may prescribe requirements, limitations, and other considerations for waivers under such subparagraph.
(F) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes—
(i) any updates to the requirements, limitations, and considerations prescribed under subparagraph (B) during the period covered by the report;
(ii) a description of the findings of each review, if any, conducted pursuant to subparagraph (C);
(iii) a description of each waiver under subparagraph (A) in effect as of the date of the submission of the report, including the—
(I) duty location, position, specialty, market and performance considerations for the waiver; and
(II) impact, if any, of the waiver on care furnished by the Department pursuant to an agreement regarding the geographic area; and
(iv) a list of any separation actions during the period covered by the report with respect to a position for which a waiver under subparagraph (A) is in effect.
(G) The authority of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the last day of the third full fiscal year following the date of the enactment of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.
**(f) Treatment of Pay.—** Pay under subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be considered pay for all purposes, including retirement benefits under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 and other benefits.
**(g) Ancillary Effects of Decreases in Pay.—**
(1) A decrease in pay of a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist resulting from an adjustment in the amount of market pay of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist under subsection (c) shall not be treated as an adverse action.
(2) If the pay of a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist is reduced under this subchapter as a result of an involuntary reassignment in connection with a disciplinary action taken against the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist, the involuntary reassignment shall be subject to appeal under subchapter V of this chapter.
**(h) Delegation of Responsibilities.—** The Secretary may delegate to an appropriate officer or employee of the Department any responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (c), (d), or (e) except for the responsibilities of the Secretary under subsection (e)(1).
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The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties. Any unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to [section 1552 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the President. He shall be entitled also to the use of the furniture and other effects belonging to the United States and kept in the Executive Residence at the White House.
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**(a) Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses.—** The Secretary may pay a recruitment or relocation bonus under [section 5753(e) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5753/e&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to any requirements for certification or approval under that section.
**(b) Retention Bonuses.—**
(1) The Secretary may pay a retention bonus under [section 5754(f) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5754/f&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to any requirement for certification or approval under that subsection.
(2) The Secretary may pay a retention bonus as specified in subsection (e)(2) of [section 5754 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5754&num=0&edition=prelim) and may pay the bonus as a single lump-sum payment at the beginning of the full period of service required by an agreement under subsection (d) of such section.
**(c) Merit Awards.—** The Secretary may grant a cash award under [section 4502(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4502/b&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to any requirement for certification or approval under that section.
**(d) Incentives for Critical Skills.—**
(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide a critical skill incentive to an employee in a case in which the Secretary determines—
(A) the employee possesses a high-demand skill or skill that is at a shortage;
(B) such skill is directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the employee’s position; and
(C) employment of an individual with such skill in such position serves a critical mission-related need of the Department.
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**(a)** On September 30th of the 5th fiscal year after the period of availability for obligation of a fixed appropriation account ends, the account shall be closed and any remaining balance (whether obligated or unobligated) in the account shall be canceled and thereafter shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any purpose.
**(b)** Collections authorized or required to be credited to an appropriation account, but not received before closing of the account under subsection (a) or under [section 1555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1555&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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**(a)** Appropriations or funds available to an Executive agency, except a Government controlled corporation, for pay of employees stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska whose rates of basic pay are fixed by statute, are available for allowances to these employees. The allowance is based on—
(1) living costs substantially higher than in the District of Columbia;
(2) conditions of environment which differ substantially from conditions of environment in the continental United States and warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; or
(3) both of these factors.
The allowance may not exceed 25 percent of the rate of basic pay. Except as otherwise specifically authorized by statute, the allowance is paid only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President establishing the rates and defining the area, groups of positions, and classes of employees to which each rate applies. Notwithstanding any preceding provision of this subsection, the cost-of-living allowance rate based on paragraph (1) shall be the cost-of-living allowance rate in effect on the date of enactment of the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009, except as adjusted under subsection (c).
**(b)** This section shall apply only to areas that are designated as cost-of-living allowance areas as in effect on December 31, 2009.
**(c)**
(1) The cost-of-living allowance rate payable under this section shall be adjusted on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after—
(A) January 1, 2010; and
(B) January 1 of each calendar year in which a locality-based comparability adjustment takes effect under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, of section 1914 of the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009.
(2)
(A) In t
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**(a)** Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1 of each calendar year, the rates of basic pay for each statutory pay system shall be increased by the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent) equal to one-half of 1 percentage point less than the percentage by which the ECI for the base quarter of the year before the preceding calendar year exceeds the ECI for the base quarter of the second year before the preceding calendar year (if at all).
**(b)**
(1) If, because of national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare, the President should consider the pay adjustment which would otherwise be required by subsection (a) in any year to be inappropriate, the President shall—
(A) prepare and transmit to Congress before September 1 of the preceding calendar year a plan for such alternative pay adjustments as he considers appropriate, together with the reasons therefor; and
(B) adjust the rates of pay of each statutory pay system, in accordance with such plan, effective on the same day as the increase under subsection (a) would otherwise take effect.
(2) In evaluating an economic condition affecting the general welfare under this subsection, the President shall consider pertinent economic measures including, but not limited to, the Indexes of Leading Economic Indicators, the Gross National Product, the unemployment rate, the budget deficit, the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index, the Employment Cost Index, and the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures.
(3) The President shall include in the report to Congress under paragraph (1)(A) his assessment of the impact that the alternative pay adjustments under this subsection will have on
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**(a) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations relating to the pay of physicians, optometrists, podiatrists, and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration under this subchapter.
**(b) Recommendations and Views.—** In prescribing the regulations, the Secretary shall take into account the recommendations of the Under Secretary for Health on the administration of this subchapter. In formulating recommendations for the purpose of this subsection, the Under Secretary shall request the views of representatives of labor organizations that are exclusive representatives of physicians, optometrists, podiatrists, and dentists of the Department and the views of representatives of professional organizations of physicians, optometrists, podiatrists, and dentists of the Department.
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For the purposes of this title—
(1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.
(4)
(A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and—
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl
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**(a) Base Pay.—** The base pay of the Under Secretary for Health shall be the annual rate of basic pay for positions at Level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Market Pay.—**
(1) In the case of an Under Secretary for Health who is also a physician, podiatrist, optometrist, or dentist, in addition to the base pay specified in subsection (a) the Under Secretary for Health may also be paid the market pay element of pay of physicians and dentists under [section 7431(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7431/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The amount of market pay of the Under Secretary for Health under this subsection shall be established by the Secretary.
(3) In establishing the amount of market pay of the Under Secretary for Health under this subsection, the Secretary shall utilize an appropriate health care labor market selected by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.
**(c) Treatment of Pay.—** Pay under this section shall be considered pay for all purposes, including retirement benefits under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 and other benefits.
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**(a)**
(1) It is the purpose of this section to ensure, by a means providing increased responsibility and authority to directors of Department health-care facilities, that the rates of basic pay for health-care personnel positions described in paragraph (2) in each Department health-care facility (including the rates of basic pay of personnel employed in such positions on a part-time basis) are sufficient for that facility to be competitive, on the basis of pay and other employee benefits, with non-Department health-care facilities in the same labor-market area in the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel for those positions.
(2) The health-care personnel positions referred to in paragraph (1) (hereinafter in this section referred to as “covered positions”) are the following:
(A) Registered nurse.
(B) Physician assistant.
(C) Such positions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) (other than the positions of physician, optometrist, dentist, registered nurse, physician assistant, and podiatrist) as the Secretary may determine upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the rates of basic pay for covered positions in the Department shall be established and adjusted in accordance with this section instead of subsection (b)(1) of [section 7404 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7404&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapter 53 of title 5.
(B) Under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, the Secretary shall establish and adjust the rates of basic pay for covered positions at the following health
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**(a)**
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
**(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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