29 USC § 782 - Compensation of National Council members

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identifier: "/us/usc/t29/s782"
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title: "29 USC § 782 - Compensation of National Council members"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "782"
section_name: "Compensation of National Council members"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–112, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 407, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1200.)"
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# § 782. Compensation of National Council members

**(a)** **Rate** section 5382 of title 5

Members of the National Council shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate equal to the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under , including travel time, for each day they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the National Council.

**(b)** **Full-time officers or employees of United States** Members of the National Council who are full-time officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay on account of their service on the National Council except for compensation for travel expenses as provided under subsection (c) of this section.

**(c)** **Travel expenses** section 5703 of title 5

While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the National Council, members of the National Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–112, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 407, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1200.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 782, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to compensation of National Council members, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior section 782, , , , authorized the Secretary to obtain information from Federal agencies, prior to repeal by .