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5 U.S.C. § 5546a — Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense

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5 U.S.C. § 5546a — Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense

**(a)** The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Administrator”) and the Secretary of Defense (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may pay premium pay at the rate of 5 per centum of the applicable rate of basic pay to— (1) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who is— (A) occupying a position in the air traffic controller series classified not lower than GS–9 and located in an air traffic control center or terminal or in a flight service station; (B) assigned to a position classified not lower than GS–09 or WG–10 located in an airway facilities sector; or (C) assigned to a flight inspection crew-member position classified not lower than GS–11 located in a flight inspection field office, the duties of whose position are determined by the Administrator or the Secretary to be directly involved in or responsible for the operation and maintenance of the air traffic control system; and (2) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who is assigned to a flight test pilot position classified not lower than GS-12 located in a region or center, the duties of whose position are determined by the Administrator or the Secretary to be unusually taxing, physically or mentally, and to be critical to the advancement of aviation safety; and (3) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who occupies a position at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the duties of which are determined by the Administrator to require the individual to be actively engaged in or directly responsible for training employees to perform the duties of a position described in subparagraph (a); (b

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**(a)** The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Administrator”) and the Secretary of Defense (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) may pay premium pay at the rate of 5 per centum of the applicable rate of basic pay to— (1) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who is— (A) occupying a position in the air traffic controller series classified not lower than GS–9 and located in an air traffic control center or terminal or in a flight service station; (B) assigned to a position classified not lower than GS–09 or WG–10 located in an airway facilities sector; or (C) assigned to a flight inspection crew-member position classified not lower than GS–11 located in a flight inspection field office, the duties of whose position are determined by the Administrator or the Secretary to be directly involved in or responsible for the operation and maintenance of the air traffic control system; and (2) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who is assigned to a flight test pilot position classified not lower than GS-12 located in a region or center, the duties of whose position are determined by the Administrator or the Secretary to be unusually taxing, physically or mentally, and to be critical to the advancement of aviation safety; and (3) any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who occupies a position at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the duties of which are determined by the Administrator to require the individual to be actively engaged in or directly responsible for training employees to perform the duties of a position described in subparagraph (a); (b); or (c) or paragraph (1) of this subsection, and who, immediately prior to assuming such position at such Academy, occupied a position referred to in subparagraph (a), (b), or (c) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. **(b)** The premium pay payable under any subsection of this section is in addition to basic pay and to premium pay payable under any other subsection of this section and any other provision of this subchapter. **(c)** (1) The Administrator or the Secretary may pay premium pay to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who— (A) is an air traffic controller located in an air traffic control center or terminal; (B) is not required as a condition of employment to be certified by the Administrator or the Secretary as proficient and medically qualified to perform duties including the separation and control of air traffic; and (C) is so certified. (2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 1.6 per centum of the applicable rate of basic pay for so long as such employee is so certified. **(d)** (1) The Administrator or the Secretary may pay premium pay to any air traffic controller of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who is assigned by the Administrator or the Secretary to provide on-the-job training to another air traffic controller while such other air traffic controller is directly involved in the separation and control of live air traffic. (2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 10 per centum of the applicable hourly rate of basic pay times the number of hours and portion of an hour during which the air traffic controller of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense provides on-the-job training. **(e)** (1) The Administrator or the Secretary may pay premium pay to any air traffic controller or flight service station specialist of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense who, while working a regularly scheduled eight-hour period of service, is required by his supervisor to work during the fourth through sixth hour of such period without a break of thirty minutes for a meal. (2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 50 per centum of one-half of the applicable hourly rate of basic pay. **(f)** (1) The Administrator or the Secretary shall prescribe standards for determining which air traffic controllers and other employees of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense are to be paid premium pay under this section. (2) The Administrator and the Secretary may prescribe such rules as he determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

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5 U.S.C. § 4109 — Expenses of training

**(a)** The head of an agency, under the regulations prescribed under [section 4118(a)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4118/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim) and from appropriations or other funds available to the agency, may— (1) pay all or a part of the pay (except overtime, holiday, or night differential pay) of an employee of the agency selected and assigned for training under this chapter, for the period of training; and (2) pay, or reimburse the employee for, all or a part of the necessary expenses of the training, without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, including among the expenses the necessary costs of— (A) travel and per diem instead of subsistence under subchapter I of chapter 57 of this title or, in the case of commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sections 405 and 452 of title 37, and the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services; (B) transportation of immediate family, household goods and personal effects, packing, crating, temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking under [section 5724 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724&num=0&edition=prelim) or, in the case of commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sections 452 and 453(c) of title 37, and the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services, when the estimated costs of transportation and related services are less than the estimated aggregate per diem payments for the period of training; (C) tuition and matriculation fees; (D) library and laboratory services; (E) purchase or rental of books, materials, and supplies; and (F) other services or facilities directly related t

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5 U.S.C. § 5547 — Limitation on premium pay

**(a)** An employee may be paid premium pay under sections 5542, 5545(a), (b), and (c), 5545a, 5545c, 5546(a) and (b), and 5550 only to the extent that the payment does not cause the aggregate of basic pay and such premium pay for any pay period for such employee to exceed the greater of— (1) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 (including any applicable locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 or similar provision of law and any applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 or similar provision of law); or (2) the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule. **(b)** (1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, subsection (a) shall not apply to an employee who is paid premium pay by reason of work in connection with an emergency (including a wildfire emergency) that involves a direct threat to life or property, including work performed in the aftermath of such an emergency. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee referred to in such paragraph may be paid premium pay under the provisions of law cited in subsection (a) if, or to the extent that, the aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay under those provisions for such employee would, in any calendar year, exceed the greater of— (A) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 in effect at the end of such calendar year (including any applicable locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 or similar provision of law and any applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 or similar provision of law); or (B) the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule in effect at the end of such calendar year. (3) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency may determine

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5 U.S.C. § 8344 — Annuities and pay on reemployment

**(a)** If an annuitant receiving annuity from the Fund, except— (1) a disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated because of his recovery or restoration of earning capacity; (2) an annuitant whose annuity, based on an involuntary separation (other than an automatic separation or an involuntary separation for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency), is terminated under subsection (b) of this section; (3) an annuitant whose annuity is terminated under subsection (c) of this section; or (4) a Member receiving annuity from the Fund; becomes employed in an appointive or elective position, his service on and after the date he is so employed is covered by this subchapter. Deductions for the Fund may not be withheld from his pay unless the individual elects to have such deductions withheld under subparagraph (A). An amount equal to the annuity allocable to the period of actual employment shall be deducted from his pay, except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under [section 5551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5551&num=0&edition=prelim). The amounts so deducted shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund. If the annuitant serves on a full-time basis, except as President, for at least 1 year, or on a part-time basis for periods equivalent to at least 1 year of full-time service, in employment not excluding him from coverage under section 8331(1)(i) or (ii) of this title— (A) deductions for the Fund may be withheld from his pay (if the employee so elects), and his annuity on termination of employment is increased by an annuity computed under section 8339(a), (b), (d), (e), (h), (i), (n), (q), (r), and (s) as may apply based on the period of employment and the basic

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5 U.S.C. § 5546a — Differential pay for certain employees of

Page 679 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 5546a 1975, by Pub. L. 93–198, title VII, § 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and replaced by Council of District of Colum- bia, as provided by section 401 of Pub. L. 93–198. CONDITION OF PERFORMANCE Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title VI, § 624], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–518, provided that: ‘‘Not- withstanding any other provision of law, no part of any funds provided by this Act or any other Act beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriations act: Pub. L. 105–61, title VI, § 636, Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1316. § 5546a. Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense (a) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (hereafter in this section re- ferred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) and the Sec- retary of Defense (hereafter in this section re- ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may pay premium pay at the rate of 5 per centum of the applicable rate of basic pay to— (1) any employee of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration or the Department of Defense who is— (A) occupying a position in the air traffic controller series classified not lower than GS–9 and located in an air traffic control center or terminal or in a flight service sta- tion; (B) assigned to a position classified not lower than GS–09 or WG–10 located in an air- way facilities sector; or (C) assigned to a flight inspection crew- member position classified not lower than GS–11 located in a flight inspection field

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