106 STAT. 1350 PUBLIC LAW 102-378—OCT. 2, 1992 payments), and shall remain in effect through the last day of the last applicable pay period commencing during that calendar year;"; (27) in section 5306(a)(l)(B) by striking "IGGb-^" and inserting "IGGb-Sa"; (28) in section 5314 by striking each of the following: 'Tinder Secretary of Education.", TJnder Secretary of Healm and Human Services.", TJnder Secretary of the Interior.", and 'HLJnder Secretary of Housing and Urban Development."; (29) in section 5332 by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a)(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is *GS', is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54, is entitled to bfusic pay in accordance with the General Schedule. "(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated 'GS-1' through 'GS- 15', consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303."; (30) in section 5347(g)— (A) by striking "(g) Members" and inserting "(g)(D Except as provided in paragraph (2), members"; (B) by striking the second sentence; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(2) The position of Chairman shall be considered to be a Senior Executive Service position within the meaning of section 3132(a), and shall be subject to all provisions of this title relating to Senior Executive Service positions, including section 5383."; (31) in section 5371(b)— (A) by striking "chapter 73" and inserting "chapter 74"; and (B) by inserting "subchapter V of chapter 55," after "61," each place it appears; (32) in section 5372(c) by striking "shall," and inserting "shall"; (33) in section 5375(2) by striking "GS-8," and inserting "G S-^"; (34) in section 5377— (A) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking "and" at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following: "(E) a position established under section 3104; and "(F) a position in a category as to which a designation is in effect under subsection (i)."; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(i)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'position' means the work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to an employee, except that such term does not include any position under subsection (a)(2)(A)-(E).
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