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15 U.S.C. § 327 — Employees for conduct of meteorological investigations in Arctic region; appointment and compensation; extra compensation to other Government employees for taking observations

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The Secretary of Commerce can hire Arctic weather researchers outside normal civil service rules. Their pay can go up to the top GS-12 rate. Employees from other agencies can get extra pay for weather readings.

(a) The Secretary of Commerce can hire employees to carry out weather ("meteorological") research in the Arctic region without following the normal civil service hiring laws. Their pay can also be set without following the usual federal pay rules in chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, and sections 5542, 5543, 5545, and 5546 of title 5 — but their base pay can't go above the top of the GS-12 pay scale. (b) The Secretary can also give extra pay to employees of other government agencies when they take and send in weather observations, without following the normal pay rule in section 5533 of title 5.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to (a) appoint employees for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without regard to the civil service laws and fix their compensation without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, and sections 5542, 5543, 5545, and 5546 of title 5, at base rates not to exceed the maximum scheduled rate for GS–12, and (b) grant extra compensation to employees of other Government agencies for taking and transmitting meteorological observations without regard to section 5533 of title 5.

Source credit: (June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 3, 62 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 86–397, § 2, Mar. 28, 1960, 74 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 88–448, title IV, § 401(m), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 491.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 2, 1948, ch. 373 · 62 Stat. 286
  • 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-397 · 74 Stat. 11
  • 1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-448 · 78 Stat. 491

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 373 on 1948-06-02.

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