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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC5378]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart D--Pay and Allowances
 
                    CHAPTER 53--PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS
 
                SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5378. Police forces of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
        and the United States Mint
        
    (a) The Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, or his 
designee, in his sole discretion shall fix the rates of basic pay for 
positions within the police forces of the United States Mint and the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing without regard to the pay provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, except that no entry-level police officer 
shall receive basic pay for a calendar year that is less than the basic 
rate of pay for General Schedule GS-7 and no executive security official 
shall receive basic compensation for a calendar year that exceeds the 
basic rate of pay for General Schedule GS-15.
    (b) For the purpose of this section, the term ``police forces of the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint'' means the 
employees of the Department of the Treasury who are appointed, under the 
authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, as police officers for the 
protection of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States 
Mint buildings and property.

(Added Pub. L. 101-509, title V, Sec. 529 [title I, Sec. 109(a)(1)(A)], 
Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1451; amended Pub. L. 104-52, title V, 
Sec. 521, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 105-61, title I, 
Sec. 121, Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1289.)

                       References in Text

    The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out under 
section 5332 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-61 amended subsec. (a) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) consisted of pars. (1) to (8) providing 
maximum levels of General Schedule at which Secretary of the Treasury 
was to set basic rates of pay for positions in police forces of Bureau 
of Engraving and Printing and United States Mint.
    1995--Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 104-52, which directed amendment of 
this section by adding par. (8), was executed by adding par. (8) at end 
of subsec. (a) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.


            Effective Date; Conversion and Savings Provisions

    Section 529 [title I, Sec. 109(c)] of Pub. L. 101-509 provided that:
    ``(1) This section and the amendments made by this section [enacting 
this section, amending section 5102 of this title, and enacting 
provisions set out as a note below] shall become effective on the first 
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the 30th 
day following the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 5, 1990].
    ``(2)(A) A special pay rate (as defined in subparagraph (B)) shall 
apply to an individual holding a position if--
        ``(i) as a result of the initial exercise of authority with 
    respect to such position under the amendment made by subsection 
    (a)(1)(A) [enacting this section], such individual would (but for 
    this paragraph) be paid--
            ``(I) at the step of the grade for which such special pay 
        rate is then in effect; or
            ``(II) at a level which is between steps for which special 
        pay rates are then in effect; and
        ``(ii) such position is within the area or location with respect 
    to which that special pay rate or those special pay rates, as 
    applicable, are then in effect.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations for 
determining which special pay rate shall apply in a situation described 
in clause (i)(II).
    ``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `special pay rate' 
means a rate which--
        ``(i) is established under section 5303 of title 5, United 
    States Code (or a succeeding provision of law);
        ``(ii) is applicable to positions within the police forces of 
    the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint; and
        ``(iii) has been in effect (including any adjustments under 
    section 5303(d) of such title) since on or before the effective date 
    of this section.
    ``(3) No rate of basic pay in effect immediately before this section 
takes effect shall be reduced by reason of the enactment of this 
section.''


                     Special Pay Rates Not Affected

    Section 529 [title I, Sec. 109(b)] of Pub. L. 101-509, as amended by 
Pub. L. 102-378, Sec. 3(1), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1355, provided that: 
``Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this section 
[enacting this section, amending section 5102 of this title, and 
enacting provisions set out as a note above] shall--
        ``(1) affect any special pay rate under section 5303 of title 5, 
    United States Code, established before this section takes effect; or
        ``(2) impair any authority to fix or adjust special pay rates 
    under such section 5303 (or a succeeding provision of law) for 
    positions within the police forces of the Bureau of Engraving and 
    Printing and the United States Mint.''
    [Amendment by Pub. L. 102-378 to section 529 [title I, Sec. 109(b)] 
of Pub. L. 101-509, set out above, effective Nov. 5, 1990, see section 
9(b)(6) of Pub. L. 102-378, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 
Amendment note under section 6303 of this title.]

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5102 of this title.
