classification act employees

classification act employees Sec. 102. (a) Section 603(b) of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (76 Stat. 843; 5 U.S.C. 1113(b)), is amended to read as follows: “(b) The compensation schedule for the General Schedule shall be as follows: “Grade Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GS–1 $3,385 $3,500 $3,615 $3,730 $3,845 $3,960 $4,075 $4,190 44,305 $4,420 GS–2 3,680 3,805 3,930 4,055 4,180 4,305 4,430 4,555 4,680 4,805 GS–3 4,005 4,140 4,275 4,410 4,545 4,680 4,815 4,956 5,085 5,220 GS–4 4,480 4,630 4,780 4,930 5,080 5,230 5,380 5,530 5,680 5,830 GS–5 5,000 5,165 5,330 5,495 5,660 5,825 5,990 6,155 6,320 6,485 GS–6 5,505 5,690 5,875 6,060 6,245 6,430 6,615 6,800 6,985 7,170 GS–7 6,050 6,250 6,450 6,650 6,850 7,050 7,250 7,450 7,650 7,850 GS–8 6,630 6,850 7,070 7,290 7,510 7,730 7,950 8,170 8,390 8,610 GS–9 7,220 7,465 7,710 7,955 8,200 8,445 8,090 8,935 9,180 9,425 GS–10 7,900 8,170 8,440 8,710 8,980 9,250 9,520 9,790 10,060 19,330 GS–11 8,650 8,045 9,240 9,535 9,830 10,125 10,420 10,715 11,010 11,305 GS–12 10,250 10,605 10,960 11,315 11,670 12,025 12,380 12,735 13,090 13,445 GS–13 12,075 12,495 12,915 13,335 13,755 14,175 14,595 15,015 15,435 15,855 GS–14 14,170 14,660 15,150 15,640 16,130 16,620 17,110 17,600 18,090 18,580 GS–15 16,460 17,030 17,600 18,170 18,740 19,310 19,880 20,450 21,020 21,590 GS–16 18,935 19,590 20,245 20,900 21,555 22,210 22,865 23,520 24,175 _ _ _ _ _ _ GS–17 21,445 22,195 22,948 23,695 24,445 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GS–18 24,500 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 504 of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962, the rates of basic compensation of officers arid employees to whom the compensation schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section applies shall be initially adjusted as of the effective date of this section, as follows: (1) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at one of the rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the corresponding rate in effect on and after such date. (2) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate between two rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the higher of the two corresponding rates in effect on and after such date. (3) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate in excess of the maximum rate for his grade, he shall receive (A)78 Stat. 401 the maximum rate for his grade in the new Schedule, or (B) his existing rate of basic compensation if such existing rate is higher. (4) If the officer or employee, immediately prior to the effective date of this section, is receiving, pursuant to section 2(b)(4) of the Federal Employees Salary Increase Act of 1955, an existing aggregate rate of compensation determined under section 208 (b) of the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1111), plus subsequent increases authorized by law, he shall receive an aggregate rate of compensation equal to the sum of his existing aggregate rate of compensation, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, plus the amount of increase made by this section in the maximum rate of his grade, until (i) he leaves his position, or (ii) he is entitled to receive aggregate compensation at a higher rate by reason of the operation of this Act or any other provision of law; but, when such position becomes vacant, the aggregate rate of compensation of any subsequent appointee thereto snail be fixed in accordance with applicable provisions of law. Subject to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence of this paragraph, the amount of the increase provided by this section shall be held and considered for the purpose of section 208(b) of the Act of September 1, 1954, to constitute a part of the existing rate of compensation or the employee. (5) If the officer or employee is in a position in grade 16 or 17 of the Gene l’a I Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to which he was promoted on or after the first day of his first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1964, and if he held such position, or another position in the same grade, on the effective date of this section, his rate of basic compensation shall lie adjusted, as of such effective date, to that rate of basic compensation to which he would have been entitled if the compensation schedule in subsection (a) of this section had been in effect on the date of his promotion, (6) If the officer or employee, at any time during the period beginning on the effective date of this section and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, was promoted from one grade under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to another such grade at a rate which is above the minimum rate thereof, his rate of basic compensation shall be adjusted retroactively from the effective date of this section to the date on which he was so promoted, on the basis of the rate which he was receiving during the period from such effective date to the date of such promotion and, from the date of such promotion, on the basis of the rate for that step of the appropriate grade of the General Schedule contained in this section which corresponds numerically to the step of the grade of the General Schedule for such officer or employee which was in effect (without regard to this Act) at the time of such promotion.