103 STAT. 670 PUBLIC LAW 101-103—SEPT. 30, 1989 Public Law 101-103 101st Congress An Act Sept. 30, 1989 [H.R. 3282] Performance Management and Recognition System Reauthorization Act of 1989. Government organization and employees. 5 USC 5401 note. To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the continuation of the perform- ance management and recognition system through March 31, 1991, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SPXTIONl. SHORT TITLE]. , This Act may be cited as the "Performance Management and Recognition System Reauthorization Act of 1989". SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. Section 5410 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "September 30, 1989" and inserting "March 81, 1991". SEC.:$. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MERIT INCREASES. (a) AMENDMENTS.— Section 5404 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "applicable" in paragraph (1) and insert- ing "first"; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: "(2) the term 'second reference rate', as used with respect to the rate of basic pay of an employee, means the rate equal to the sum of— "(A) the minimum rate of basic pay provided under sec- tion 5332 of this title for the grade of the position held by such employee; and "(B) two-thirds of the difference between the maximum rate of basic pay provided for such grade under such section and the minimum rate of basic pay so provided;"; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking "applicable" in paragraph (1)(A) and inserting "first"; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(B) If, on the day before the effective date of an increase under this section, the rate of basic pay of the employee equals or exceeds the first reference rate but does not equal or exceed the second reference rate, and the performance of such employee is rated— 'd) Tt the level 2 levels above the fully successful level, the rate of basic pay of the employee shall be increased by an amount equivalent to a merit increase; or "(ii) at the fully successful level or the level 1 level above the fully successful level, the rate of basic pay of the employee shall be increased by an amount equivalent to one-half of a merit increase.
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