SOURCE

(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title III, Sec. 315, as added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, Sec. 2, 86 Stat. 875; amended Dec. 28, 1973, Pub. L. 93-207, Sec. 1(5), 87 Stat. 906; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 5, 88 Stat. 1925; Mar. 23, 1976, Pub. L. 94-238, 90 Stat. 250; H. Res. 988, Oct. 8, 1974; S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law, referred to subsec. (f), probably refers to the allowances authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (g), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5.

AMENDMENTS

1976 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-238 substituted ''$17,250,000'' for ''$17,000,000''. 1975 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93-592 substituted ''$17,000,000'' for ''$15,000,000''. 1973 - Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 93-207 added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h).

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Public Works of Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Environment and Public Works of Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the ''Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977''), approved Feb. 4, 1977. Committee on Public Works of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives, effective Jan. 3, 1975, by House Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress. Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS-16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 (title I, Sec. 101(c)(1)) of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1311, 1376 of this title.