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[CITE: 28USC587]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                     PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
                   CHAPTER 39--UNITED STATES TRUSTEES
 
Sec. 587. Salaries

    Subject to sections 5315 through 5317 of title 5, the Attorney 
General shall fix the annual salaries of United States trustees and 
assistant United States trustees at rates of compensation not in excess 
of the rate of basic compensation provided for Executive Level IV of the 
Executive Schedule set forth in section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.

(Added Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Sec. 224(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 
2664; amended Pub. L. 99-554, title I, Sec. 114(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 
Stat. 3093.)

                          Codification

    Section 408(c) of Pub. L. 95-598, as amended, which provided for the 
repeal of this section and the deletion of any references to United 
States Trustees in this title at a prospective date, was repealed by 
section 307(b) of Pub. L. 99-554. See note set out preceding section 581 
of this title.


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-554 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The Attorney General shall fix the annual 
salaries of United States trustees and assistant United States trustees 
at rates of compensation not to exceed the lowest annual rate of basic 
pay in effect for grade GS-16 of the General Schedule prescribed under 
section 5332 of title 5.''


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, 
see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99-554, set out as a note under section 
581 of this title.
