Pub. L. 88-426, tit. II, sec. 205

Sec. 205. No officer or employee subject to section 202(a) or 202(b) of this title shall receive, by reason of any provision of this title, an increase in gross rate of compensation (basic compensation plus additional compensation authorized by law), or in total annual compensation, which is in excess of the amount of the increase in basic compensation provided by the amendment made by section 102(a) of title I of this Act for positions in grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.