{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-575.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 575.403","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this subpart:\nAgency has the meaning given that term in 5 U.S.C. 5102.\nContinuing pay means the aggregate of all continuing payments and annual premium pay received by an employee at any one time.\nContinuing payment means basic pay and any other form of pay that is paid in the same manner and at the same time as basic pay—i.e., for periods during which an employee receives basic pay.\nEmployee has the meaning given that term in 5 U.S.C. 5102.\nHead of agency means the head of an agency or an official who has been delegated the authority to act for the head of the agency in the matter concerned.\nRate of basic pay means the rate of pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position to which the employee is or will be appointed before deductions and including any special rate under 5 CFR part 530, subpart C; locality-based comparability payment under 5 CFR part 531, subpart F; or similar payment or supplement under other legal authority, but excluding additional pay of any other kind. For example, rate of basic pay excludes a night differential under 5 U.S.C. 5343(f), an environment differential under 5 U.S.C. 5343(c)(4), or a similar payment under other legal authority.\nSupervisor has the meaning given that term in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(10).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 575—RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVES; SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIALS; AND EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVES","Subpart D—Supervisory Differentials"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"35184205d698b4333af56eb9096933a34104e88a3f8366838ed2f7bea994f8a4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-575.402","next":"us/5-cfr-575.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}