§5347 Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

Summary

Creates a Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee and explains who serves on it. The committee has a Chairman appointed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a 4-year term who cannot hold any other U.S. or D.C. government job. Other members are: one from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (chosen by the Secretary), two from military departments (chosen by the OPM Director), one from another federal agency (chosen by the OPM Director), one OPM employee (chosen by the OPM Director), and five members from the largest employee organizations that represent prevailing rate workers (chosen by the OPM Director). The Director must try to make those five reflect the groups’ sizes, but no more than two may come from any one organization and no more than four from any single council or federation. The Director reviews representation every 2 years. Employee-organization members serve at the Director’s pleasure. The Committee studies the prevailing rate system and gives advice to OPM. Recommendations need a majority vote; the Chairman only votes to break ties. The Chairman calls meetings and must call a special meeting if five members send a written request. Most appointed members get no extra pay, and employee-organization members get no government pay for Committee work. The Chairman is treated as a Senior Executive Service position and follows SES rules, including section 5383. OPM must provide clerical and professional staff the Chairman needs; those staff report to the Chairman.