12 2 STA T .35 3 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 323 — S E PT. 22 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–32 3 110 thCongres s A n Act Tomakec e rt a in re f orm sw it h res p ect to the G o v ernment A cco u nta b i l it yO ffice , an d for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E
RE F ERENCES; T AB LE OF CONTENTS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisActm a ybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ Gov e rn ment Acco u ntabi l ity Of fice Act of 20 0 8’ ’. (b) R E F ERE NC E S .— Ex ce p t as other w ise expressly provided , whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 31 , U nited States C ode. (c) T AB LE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows
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references; table of contents. Sec. 2 . P rovisions relatin g to future annual pay ad j ustments. Sec. 3 . Pay adjustment relating to certain previous years. Sec. 4 . L ump - sum payment for certain performance-based compensation. Sec. 5 . I nspector General. Sec. 6 . R eimbursement of audit costs. Sec. 7 . F inancial disclosure re q uirements. Sec. 8 . H ighest basic pay rate. Sec. 9 . Additional authorities. SEC. 2 . P RO V ISIONS RELATIN G TOF U TURE ANNUAL PA Y A DJ UST -M ENTS. (a) I N GENERAL.—Section 7 32 is amended by addin g at the end the following: ‘‘( j )(1) F or purposes of this subsection— ‘‘(A) the term ‘pay increase’, as used with respect to an officer or employee in connection with a year, means the total increase in the rate of basic pay (expressed as a percentage) of such officer or employee, ta k ing effect under section 731(b) and subsection (c)(3) in such year
‘‘( B ) the term ‘re q uired minimum percentage’, as used with respect to an officer or employee in connection with a year, means the percentage equal to the total increase in rates of basic pay (expressed as a percentage) taking effect under sec - tions 5 303 and 530 4– 5304a of title 5 in such year with respect to General Schedule positions within the pay locality (as defined by section 5302(5) of title 5) in which the position of such officer or employee is located; ‘‘(C) the term ‘covered officer or employee’, as used with respect to a pay increase, means any individual— 31USC7 3 2. 31USC7 0 1 note . G o v e r n m ent Ac co u nt abil it yOf fice Act of 200 8 . Se p t. 22 , 2008 [H . R . 56 83 ]
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