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# 5 U.S.C. § 3152 - Limitation on pay

## Text

Members of the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service shall be subject to the limitation under section 5307.

(Added Pub. L. 100–325, § 1(a), May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 581; amended Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(9), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1347.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102–378 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to allow the aggregate amount payable to a member of the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service under this subchapter during any fiscal year to exceed the annual rate payable for positions at level I of the Executive Schedule in effect at the end of such year. This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5383(b).”