Directs the Office of Personnel Management: (1) to study and report to Congress on the need for, and the potential benefits to be derived from, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers; (2) if it considers it to be appropriate, to implement a demonstration project to determine whether a separate system for such officers would result in improved Federal personnel management; and (3) to submit to Congress its evaluation of the system tested under the demonstration project and recommendations as to whether that system should be continued or extended to other Federal law enforcement officers.
Eliminates the limitation on the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay with respect to availability pay for Federal criminal investigators.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 985 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 985
To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust
the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement
officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 1, 2003
Mr. Dodd (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Biden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Johnson, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Sarbanes, and Mr. Jeffords) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust
the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement
officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) of the Federal Law
Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by
striking the matter after ``follows:'' and inserting the following:
``Area Differential
Atlanta Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. 16.82%
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT-RI 24.42%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Consolidated 25.68%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Consolidated 21.47%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cleveland Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 17.83%
Area.
Columbus Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.90%
Dallas Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.. 18.51%
Dayton Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.. 15.97%
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Consolidated 22.78%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Consolidated 25.61%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hartford, CT Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 24.47%
Area.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Consolidated 30.39%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Huntsville Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 13.29%
Area.
Indianapolis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 13.38%
Area.
Kansas City Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 14.11%
Area.
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 27.25%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Consolidated Metropolitan 21.75%
Statistical Area.
Milwaukee Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 17.45%
Area.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Consolidated 20.27%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT- 27.11%
PA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Orlando, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 14.22%
Area.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD 21.03%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pittsburgh Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 14.89%
Area.
Portland-Salem, OR-WA Consolidated Metropolitan 20.96%
Statistical Area.
Richmond Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.46%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA Consolidated Metropolitan 20.77%
Statistical Area.
San Diego, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 22.13%
Area.
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated 32.98%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Consolidated 21.18%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
St. Louis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 14.69%
Area.
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated 19.48%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rest of United States Consolidated Metropolitan 14.19%''.
Statistical Area.
(b) Special Rules.--For purposes of the provision of law amended by
subsection (a)--
(1) the counties of Providence, Kent, Washington, Bristol,
and Newport, RI, the counties of York and Cumberland, ME, and
the city of Concord, NH, shall be treated as if located in the
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT-RI Consolidated
Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
(2) members of the Capitol Police shall be considered to be
law enforcement officers within the meaning of section 402 of
the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)--
(1) shall take effect as if included in the Federal Law
Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 on the date of the enactment
of such Act; and
(2) shall be effective only with respect to pay for service
performed in pay periods beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Subsection (b) shall be applied in a manner consistent with the
preceding sentence.
SEC. 2. SEPARATE PAY, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall study and submit
to Congress a report which shall contain its findings and
recommendations regarding the need for, and the potential benefits to
be derived from, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and
promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers. In carrying out
this subsection, the Office of Personnel Management shall take into
account the findings and recommendations contained in the September
1993 report of the Office entitled ``A Plan to Establish a New Pay and
Job Evaluation System for Federal Law Enforcement Officers''.
(b) Demonstration Project.--
(1) In general.--If, after completing its report under
subsection (a), the Office of Personnel Management considers it
to be appropriate, the Office shall implement, within 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a demonstration
project to determine whether a separate system for Federal law
enforcement officers (as described in subsection (a)) would
result in improved Federal personnel management.
(2) Applicable provisions.--Any demonstration project under
this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, except
that a project under this subsection shall not be taken into
account for purposes of the numerical limitation under section
4703(d)(2) of such title.
(3) Permanent changes.--Not later than 6 months before the
demonstration project's scheduled termination date, the Office
of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress--
(A) its evaluation of the system tested under the
demonstration project; and
(B) recommendations as to whether or not that
system (or any aspects of that system) should be
continued or extended to other Federal law enforcement
officers.
(c) Federal Law Enforcement Officer Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' means a law enforcement
officer as defined under section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5,
United States Code.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.
(a) In General.--Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5545a,'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``or 5545a''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting
``or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under
section 5545a.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115
Stat. 1239).
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5676-5677)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5677-5678)
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
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