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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3387 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. HAHN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BISHOP

of New York, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LATOURETTE, 

and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce5 ment Pay Equality Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) 

3 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 

4 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the matter 

5 after ‘‘follows:’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘Area Differential 

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA–AL, CSA ...................... 35.99%

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA–RI–NH, CSA, plus 

Barnstable County, MA, and Berwick, Eliot, Kittery, South 

Berwick, and York towns in York County, ME ....................... 44.42%

Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY, CSA ..................................... 30.66%

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL–IN–WI, CSA .................. 42.73%

Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH–KY–IN, CSA .............. 25.44%

Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH, CSA .............................................. 32.71%

Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH, CSA ..................................... 28.02%

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, CSA ...................................................... 36.81%

Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH, CSA .................................... 24.84%

Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO, CSA, plus the Ft. CollinsLoveland, CO, MSA ................................................................. 35.98%

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI, CSA, plus Lenawee County, MI ....... 37.92%

Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT, CSA, plus the 

Springfield, MA, MSA and New London County, CT ............. 40.50%

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, CSA ...................................... 40.66%

Huntsville-Decatur, AL, CSA ...................................................... 32.54%

Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN, CSA, plus Grant County, 

IN ............................................................................................. 24.27%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA, CSA, plus the Santa 

Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA, MSA and Edwards Air 

Force Base, CA ........................................................................ 43.90%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, MSA, plus Monroe County, FL ........................................................................ 35.55%

Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI, CSA ...................................... 30.53%

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN–WI, CSA ........................... 33.29%

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA, CSA, plus 

Monroe County, PA, and Warren County, NJ ........................ 50.28%

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD, CSA, plus 

Kent County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, and Cape May 

County, NJ .............................................................................. 36.76%

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, MSA ............................................ 34.81%

Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA, CSA ................................................ 28.84%

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR–WA, MSA, plus Marion 

County, OR, and Polk County, OR ......................................... 33.56%

Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC, CSA, plus the Fayetteville, NC, 

MSA, the Goldsboro, NC, MSA, and the Federal Correctional 

Complex, Butner, NC .............................................................. 25.23%

Richmond, VA, MSA ................................................................... 25.92%

Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA–NV, CSA, plus Carson City, NV ............................................................................ 39.35%

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA, MSA ................................ 43.49%


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‘‘Area Differential 

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA, CSA, plus the Salinas, 

CA, MSA and San Joaquin County, CA ................................. 59.65%

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA, CSA, plus Whatcom County, 

WA ........................................................................................... 39.35%

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV, 

CSA, plus the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD–WV, MSA, the 

York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA, CSA, and King George County, VA ....................................................................................... 53.94%

Rest of the United States (RUS) ................................................ 23.40%’’. 

1 (b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of the provision 

2 of law amended by subsection (a)— 

3 (1) the counties of Providence, Kent, Wash4 ington, Bristol, and Newport, RI, the counties of 

5 York and Cumberland, ME, and the city of Concord, 

6 NH, shall be treated as if located in the Boston7 Worcester-Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT–RI Consoli8 dated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and 

9 (2) members of the Capitol Police shall be con10 sidered to be law enforcement officers within the 

11 meaning of section 402 of the Federal Law Enforce12 ment Pay Reform Act of 1990. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 subsection (a)— 

15 (1) shall take effect as if included in the enact16 ment of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform 

17 Act of 1990; and 

18 (2) shall be effective only with respect to pay 

19 for service performed in pay periods beginning on or 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 Subsection (b) shall be applied in a manner consistent 

2 with the preceding sentence. 

3 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5547 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5545a,’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or 5545a’’; 

8 and 

9 (3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and 

10 inserting ‘‘or a criminal investigator who is paid 

11 availability pay under section 5545a.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact14 ment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authoriza15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 

16 Stat. 1239). 

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