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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-276—OCT. 2, 1982

96 STAT. 1201

taxing, physically or mentally, and to be critical to the advancement of aviation safety. "(b) The premium pay payable under any subsection of this section is in addition to basic pay and to premium pay payable under any other subsection of this section and any other provision of this subchapter.". (2) The analysis of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5546 the following new item: "d546a. Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.".

(d) Section 5546a of title 5, United States Code (as added by section 152(c) of this joint resolution), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c)(1) The Administrator may pay premium pay to any employee Premium pay. of the Federal Aviation Administration who— "(A) is an air traffic controller located in an air traffic control center or terminal; "(B) is not required as a condition of employment to be certified by the Administrator as proficient and medically qualified to perform duties including the separation and control of air traffic; and "(C) is so certified. "(2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 1.6 per centum of the apphcable rate of basic pay for so long as such employee is so certified. "(d)(1) The Administrator may pay premium pay to any air traffic controller of the Federal Aviation Administration who is assigned by the Administrator to provide on-the-job training to another air traffic controller while such other air traffic controller is directly involved in the separation and control of live air traffic. "(2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 10 per centum of the applicable hourly rate of basic pay times the number of hours and portion of an hour during which the air traffic controller of the Federal Aviation Administration provides on-the-job training. "(e)(1) The Administrator may pay premium pay to any air traffic controller or flight service station specialist of the Federal Aviation Administration who, while working a r^ularly scheduled eighthour period of service, is required by his supervisor to work during the fourth through sixth hour of such period without a break of thirty minutes for a meal. "(2) Premium pay paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid at the rate of 50 per centum of one-half of the applicable hourly rate of basic pay. "(f)(1) The Administrator shall prescribe standards for determining which air traffic controllers and other employees of the Federal Aviation Administration are to be paid premium pay under this section. "(2) The Administrator may prescribe such rules as he determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.". (e) Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The first sentence of tl:^ section shall not apply to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who is paid premium pay under section 5546a of this ^"^' P 1200. title.".