5 U.S.C. § 5333 Minimum Rate For New Appointments

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 5 U.S.C. § 5333

New appointments shall be made at the minimum rate of the appropriate grade. However, under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management which provide for such considerations as the existing pay or unusually high or unique qualifications of the candidate, or a special need of the Government for his services, the head of an agency may appoint, with the approval of the Office in each specific case, an individual to a position at such a rate above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade as the Office may authorize for this purpose. The approval of the Office in each specific case is not required with respect to an appointment made by the Librarian of Congress.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 5333

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 90-83, §1(19), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 199; Pub. L. 95-454, title IX, §906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 96-54, §2(a)(26)(A), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 101-509, title V, §529 [title I, §106, title II, §211(b)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1449, 1461.

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1966 ACT</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(a)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>1131</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, §801, 63 Stat. 969. <para>Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-426, §103(a), 78 Stat. 401.</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(b)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>1133</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, §803, 63 Stat. 970.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, §104, 68 Stat. 1106.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87-793, §604(c), 76 Stat. 848.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

In subsection (b), the word "scheduled" is omitted since section 603 of the Act of Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87-793, 76 Stat. 847, eliminated the necessity of referring to rates as scheduled or longevity.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.