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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§205h Compensation of Board Members; Travel Expenses

Title 15 › CHAPTER 6 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › SUBCHAPTER II — METRIC CONVERSION › § 205h

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Non‑full‑time Board members must be paid up to the daily rate for General Schedule grade 18 (5 U.S.C. 5332) when they attend meetings or do Board work, and that pay covers travel time. When working away from home, they may get travel costs and a per diem under 5 U.S.C. 5703 for intermittent government workers. Being paid this way does not make them U.S. employees or officials. Board members who are already federal employees can get travel expenses when traveling for Board business.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §205h

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Members of the Board who are not in the regular full-time employ of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Board or while otherwise engaged in the business of the Board, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate currently being paid grade 18 of the General Schedule (under section 5332 of title 5), including traveltime. While so serving, on the business of the Board away from their homes or regular places of business, members of the Board may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. Payments under this section shall not render members of the Board employees or officials of the United States for any purpose. Members of the Board who are in the employ of the United States shall be entitled to travel expenses when traveling on the business of the Board.

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Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences 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, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 205h

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102