HR 5015 · 96th Congress · Health

Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1979

Introduced 1979-07-30· Sponsored by Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5]· House

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Latest: Public Law 96-166.(1979-12-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978 to extend by two years: (1) the deadline by which a Federal agency may enter into an agreement providing a bonus allowance for services of a physician; and (2) the termination date of any such agreement. Includes: (1) any physician paid under the Senior Executive Service, the Merit Pay System, or the Panama Canal Commission within the definition of "Government physician"; and (2) the Library of Congress within the definition of "agency" for purposes of such Act. Prohibits the aggregate amount paid by the Government to any such Senior Executive Service physician in a fiscal year from exceeding the annual rate payable for positions at level I of the Executive Schedule.…

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