§ 5361. Definitions
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)
“employee” means an employee to whom chapter
51 of this title applies, and a prevailing rate employee, as defined by section
5342
(a)(2) of this title, whose employment is other than on a temporary or term basis;
(3)
“retained grade” means the grade used for determining benefits to which an employee to whom section
5362 of this title applies is entitled;
(4)
“rate of basic pay” means—
(A)
the rate of basic pay payable to an employee under law or regulations before any deductions or additions of any kind, but including—
(i)
any applicable locality-based comparability payment under section
5304 or similar provision of law;
(iii)
subject to such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, any applicable existing retained rate of pay established under section
5363 or similar provision of law; and
(B)
in the case of a prevailing rate employee, the scheduled rate of pay determined under section
5343;
(5)
“covered pay schedule” means the General Schedule, any prevailing rate schedule established under subchapter IV of this chapter, or a special occupational pay system under subchapter IX;
(7)
“reduction-in-force procedures” means procedures applied in carrying out any reduction in force due to a reorganization, due to lack of funds or curtailment of work, or due to any other factor; and
(8)
“retained rate” means the rate of basic pay to which an employee is entitled under section
5363
(b)(2).