5 U.S.C. § 5302
Section 5302 · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the September 30, 1993 version.
For the purpose of this subchapter—
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) the term “statutory pay system” means a pay system under—
(1) the term “statutory pay system” means a pay system under—
(A) subchapter III, relating to the General Schedule;
(A) subchapter III, relating to the General Schedule;
(B) section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, relating to the Foreign Service of the United States; or
(B) section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, relating to the Foreign Service of the United States; or
(C) chapter 74 of title 38, relating to the Veterans Health Administration (other than a position subject to section 7451 of title 38);
(C) chapter 74 of title 38, relating to the Veterans Health Administration (other than a position subject to section 7451 of title 38);
(2) the term “ECI” means the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
(2) the term “ECI” means the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
(3) the “base quarter” for any year is the 3-month period ending on September 30 of such year;
(3) the “base quarter” for any year is the 3-month period ending on September 30 of such year;
(4) the term “pay agent” means the agent designated by the President under section 5304(d)(1);
(4) the term “pay agent” means the agent designated by the President under section 5304(d)(1);
(5) the term “locality” or “pay locality” means any locality, as established or modified under section 5304;
(5) the term “locality” or “pay locality” means any locality, as established or modified under section 5304;
(6) the term “pay disparity”, as used with respect to a locality, means the extent to which rates of pay payable under the General Schedule are generally lower than the rates paid for the same levels of work by non-Federal workers in the same locality; except as otherwise required in this subchapter, a pay disparity shall be expressed as a single percentage which, if uniformly applied to employees within the locality who are receiving rates of pay under the General Schedule, would cause the rates payable to such employees to become substantially equal (when considered in the aggregate) to the rates paid to non-Federal workers for the same levels of work in the same locality;
(6) the term “pay disparity”, as used with respect to a locality, means the extent to which rates of pay payable under the General Schedule are generally lower than the rates paid for the same levels of work by non-Federal workers in the same locality; except as otherwise required in this subchapter, a pay disparity shall be expressed as a single percentage which, if uniformly applied to employees within the locality who are receiving rates of pay under the General Schedule, would cause the rates payable to such employees to become substantially equal (when considered in the aggregate) to the rates paid to non-Federal workers for the same levels of work in the same locality;
(7) the term “comparability payment” means a payment payable under section 5304;
(7) the term “comparability payment” means a payment payable under section 5304;
(A) the rates of basic pay set forth in the General Schedule; and
(B) in the case of an employee receiving a retained rate of basic pay under section 5363, the rate of basic pay payable under such section; and
(9) the term “General Schedule position” means any position to which subchapter III applies.
(9) the term “General Schedule position” means any position to which subchapter III applies.