5 U.S.C. § 5948
Physicians comparability allowances
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 5948, Physicians comparability allowances, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427158
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in order to recruit and retain highly qualified Government physicians, the head of an agency, subject to the provisions of this section, section 5307, and such regulations as the President or his designee may prescribe, may enter into a service agreement with a Government physician which provides for such physician to complete a specified period of service in such agency in return for an allowance for the duration of such agreement in an amount to be determined by the agency head and specified in the agreement, but not to exceed—
An allowance may not be paid pursuant to this section to any physician who—
For the purpose of this section—
“Government physician” means any individual employed as a physician or dentist who is paid under—
Not later than June 30 of each year, the President shall submit to each House of Congress a written report on the operation of this section. Each report shall include, with respect to the year covered by such report, information as to—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the extension of physicians comparability allowances and to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for special pay for psychologists in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize physicians comparability allowances.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Technical and Miscellaneous Civil Service Amendments Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Performance Management and Recognition System Termination ActHouse: 426–1Senate: no recorded tally
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998
- Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001
- Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally