A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
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 dentist employed by the Government under specified provisions of Federal law and any physician or dentist 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 physician in a fiscal year from exceeding the annual rate payable for positions at level I of the Executive Schedules.
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Reported to House from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service with amendment, H. Rept. 96-683.
Reported to House from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service with amendment, H. Rept. 96-683.
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.
Measure passed House, amended.
Placed on calendar in Senate.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Measure passed Senate.
Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public Law 96-166.
Public Law 96-166.
Enacted as Public Law 96-166
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