Limitation on pay fixed by administrative action

§ 5363. Limitation on pay fixed by administrative action Except as provided by the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 400) and notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes, the head of an Executive agency or military department who is authorized to fix by administrative action the annual rate of basic pay for a position or employee may not fix the rate at more than the maximum rate for GS–18. This sect ion does not impair the authorities provided by— (1) section 121 of title 2, Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 15); (2) sections 248, 481, and 1819 of title 12; (3) section 831b of title 16; or (4) sections 403a–403c, 403e–403h, and 403j of title 50.