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.