8 USC § 1553 - Assistant Commissioners and one District Director; compensation and salary grade

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title: "8 USC § 1553 - Assistant Commissioners and one District Director; compensation and salary grade"
title_number: 8
title_name: "ALIENS AND NATIONALITY"
section_number: "1553"
section_name: "Assistant Commissioners and one District Director; compensation and salary grade"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 20, 1956, ch. 414, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 307.)"
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# § 1553. Assistant Commissioners and one District Director; compensation and salary grade

The compensation of the five assistant commissioners and one district director shall be at the rate of grade GS–16.

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**Source Credit**: (June 20, 1956, ch. 414, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 307.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under .

### References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

References 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 , set out in a note under .