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5 U.S.C. § 8112 — Maximum and minimum monthly payments

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5 U.S.C. § 8112 — Maximum and minimum monthly payments

**(a)** Except as provided by [section 8138 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8138&num=0&edition=prelim), the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under [section 8110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8110&num=0&edition=prelim) but not including additional compensation under [section 8111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim), may not be more than 75 percent of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15, and in case of total disability may not be less than 75 percent of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS–2 or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less. **(b)** The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to any employee whose disability is a result of an assault which occurs during an assassination or attempted assassination of a Federal official described under section 351(a) or 1751(a) of title 18, and was sustained in the performance of duty.

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5 U.S.C. § 8110 — Augmented compensation for dependents

**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “dependent” means— (1) a wife, if— (A) she is a member of the same household as the employee; (B) she is receiving regular contributions from the employee for her support; or (C) the employee has been ordered by a court to contribute to her support; (2) a husband, if— (A) he is a member of the same household as the employee; or (B) he is receiving regular contributions from the employee for his support; or (C) the employee has been ordered by a court to contribute to his support; (3) an unmarried child, while living with the employee or receiving regular contributions from the employee toward his support, and who is— (A) under 18 years of age; or (B) over 18 years of age and incapable of self-support because of physical or mental disability; and (4) a parent, while wholly dependent on and supported by the employee. Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection, compensation payable for a child that would otherwise end because the child has reached 18 years of age shall continue if he is a student as defined by [section 8101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8101&num=0&edition=prelim) at the time he reaches 18 years of age for so long as he continues to be such a student or until he marries. **(b)** A disabled employee with one or more dependents is entitled to have his basic compensation for disability augmented— (1) at the rate of 8⅓ percent of his monthly pay if that compensation is payable under section 8105 or 8107(a) of this title; and (2) at the rate of 8⅓ percent of the difference between his monthly pay and his monthly wage-earning capacity if that compensation is payable under [section 8106(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov

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5 U.S.C. § 8138 — Minimum limit modification for noncitizens and aliens

**(a)** Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the minimum limit on monthly compensation for disability under [section 8112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8112&num=0&edition=prelim) and the minimum limit on monthly pay on which death compensation is computed under [section 8133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8133&num=0&edition=prelim) do not apply in the case of a noncitizen employee, or a class or classes of noncitizen employees, who sustain injury outside the continental United States. The Secretary of Labor may establish a minimum monthly pay on which death compensation is computed in the case of a class or classes of such noncitizen employees. **(b)** The President may remove or modify the minimum limit on monthly compensation for disability under [section 8112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8112&num=0&edition=prelim) and the minimum limit on monthly pay on which death compensation is computed under [section 8133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8133&num=0&edition=prelim) in the case of an alien employee, or a class or classes of alien employees, of the Canal Zone Government or the Panama Canal Company.

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5 U.S.C. § 8111 — Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation

**(a)** The Secretary of Labor may pay an employee who has been awarded compensation an additional sum of not more than $1,500 a month, as the Secretary considers necessary, when the Secretary finds that the service of an attendant is necessary constantly because the employee is totally blind, or has lost the use of both hands or both feet, or is paralyzed and unable to walk, or because of other disability resulting from the injury making him so helpless as to require constant attendance. **(b)** The Secretary may pay an individual undergoing vocational rehabilitation under [section 8104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8104&num=0&edition=prelim) additional compensation necessary for his maintenance, but not to exceed $200 a month.

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5 U.S.C. § 8103 — Medical services and initial medical and other benefits

**(a)** The United States shall furnish to an employee who is injured while in the performance of duty, the services, appliances, and supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the Secretary of Labor considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of the monthly compensation. These services, appliances, and supplies shall be furnished— (1) whether or not disability has arisen; (2) notwithstanding that the employee has accepted or is entitled to receive benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 of this title or another retirement system for employees of the Government; and (3) by or on the order of United States medical officers and hospitals, or, at the employee’s option, by or on the order of physicians and hospitals designated or approved by the Secretary. The employee may initially select a physician to provide medical services, appliances, and supplies, in accordance with such regulations and instructions as the Secretary considers necessary, and may be furnished necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses incident to the securing of such services, appliances, and supplies. These expenses, when authorized or approved by the Secretary, shall be paid from the Employees’ Compensation Fund. **(b)** The Secretary, under such limitations or conditions as he considers necessary, may authorize the employing agencies to provide for the initial furnishing of medical and other benefits under this section. The Secretary may certify vouchers for these expenses out of the Employees’ Compensation Fund when the immediate superior of the employee certifies that the expense was incurred in respect to an injury which was accepted by the employing agency as probably compensable u

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5 U.S.C. § 8112 — Maximum and minimum monthly pay-

Page 938 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 8112 is necessary constantly because the employee is totally blind, or has lost the use of both hands or both feet, or is paralyzed and unable to walk, or because of other disability resulting from the injury making him so helpless as to require con- stant attendance. (b) The Secretary may pay an individual un- dergoing vocational rehabilitation under section 8104 of this title additional compensation nec- essary for his maintenance, but not to exceed $200 a month. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 539; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(54), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 210; Pub. L. 93–416, § 7, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1145; Pub. L. 101–534, § 2, Nov. 7, 1990, 104 Stat. 2352.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1966 ACT Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 756(b). Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 105 ‘‘Sec. 6(b)’’, 63 Stat. 858. Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–767, § 101 (less last 13 words), 74 Stat. 906. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘In addition to the monthly compensation otherwise specified in sections 751–756, 757–871, 783–791, and 793 of this title’’ are omit- ted as surplusage. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘pursuant to the Sec- retary’s direction’’ are omitted as unnecessary. Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271 (see section 8145). Standard changes are made to conform with the defi- nitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. 1967 ACT Section of title 5 Source (U.S.Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8111(a) ....... 5 App.: 756(b)(1). July 4, 1966, Pub. L. 89–488, § 4(a), 80 Stat. 253. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

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