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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9928 

To reduce the number of, and shorten the time between, pay grade steps 

for officers and members of the United States Park Police, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 4, 2024 

Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To reduce the number of, and shorten the time between, 

pay grade steps for officers and members of the United 

States Park Police, 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 ‘‘U.S. Park Police Mod5 ernization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONDENSING THE SERVICE STEPS FOR UNITED 

2 STATES PARK POLICE OFFICERS AND MEM3 BERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(1) of the District 

5 of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 

6 5–545.01(c)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) The annual rates of basic compensation of 

9 officers and members of the United States Park Po10 lice, serving in classes corresponding or similar to 

11 those in the salary schedule in § 5–541.01 shall be 

12 fixed in accordance with the following schedule of 

13 rates: 

‘‘Salary class and 

title Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 

Time between steps 52 weeks 104 weeks 

Years in service 0 1 2 3 5 7 9 

1: Private 54,866 58,094 60,773 65,031 69,351 72,019 74,714 

1: Private (Technician) 58,158 61,580 64,419 68,933 73,512 76,340 79,197 

1: Private (Pilot) 58,707 62,161 65,027 69,583 74,206 77,060 79,944 

3: Detective 67,208 70,574 73,945 77,311 80,628 84,006 

4: Sergeant (Line) 73,204 76,837 80,481 84,152 87,827 

4: Sergeant (Detective) 77,596 81,447 85,310 89,201 93,097 

4: Sergeant (Technician) 77,596 81,447 85,310 89,201 93,097 

4: Sergeant (Pilot) 78,328 82,216 86,115 90,043 93,975 

5: Lieutenant1 80,744 84,780 89,680 93,761 

7: Captain1 94,838 99,599 104,351 

8: Inspector/Major1 109,680 115,380 121,379 

9: Deputy Chief1 126,479 135,044 143,624 

10: Assistant Chief2

11: Chief, United 

States Park Police3

1The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the 

rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 2The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 10 will be equal to 95 percent of the rate of 

pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 3The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 11 will be equal to the rate of pay for level V 

of the Executive Schedule. 


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‘‘Salary class and 

title Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 

Time between steps 104 weeks 156 weeks 

Years in service 11 13 15 17 19 22 

1: Private 77,400 80,083 84,752 87,858 90,455 93,154 

1: Private (Technician) 82,044 84,888 89,837 93,129 95,882 98,743 

1: Private (Pilot) 82,818 85,689 90,685 94,008 96,787 99,675 

3: Detective 87,364 90,719 97,077 100,439 103,820 106,925 

4: Sergeant (Line) 91,494 95,153 100,807 104,447 108,124 111,350 

4: Sergeant (Detective) 96,984 100,862 106,855 110,714 114,611 118,031 

4: Sergeant (Technician) 96,984 100,862 106,855 110,714 114,611 118,031 

4: Sergeant (Pilot) 97,899 101,814 107,863 111,758 115,693 119,145 

5: Lieutenant1 97,824 101,893 108,150 112,195 116,231 119,703 

7: Captain1 109,032 113,780 120,978 125,758 130,552 134,466 

8: Inspector/Major1 127,685 133,163 138,979 145,609 151,384 157,095 

9: Deputy Chief1 152,201 158,520 164,840 171,000 171,000 171,000 

10: Assistant Chief2 171,000 

11: Chief, United 

States Park Police3

180,000 

1The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the 

rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 2The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 10 will be equal to 95 percent of the rate of 

pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 3The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 11 will be equal to the rate of pay for level V 

of the Executive Schedule.’’. 

1 (b) SERVICE STEP ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 

2 303(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Police and Fire3 man’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–543.03(a)(5), D.C. Offi4 cial Code) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or 9’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘9, 10, or 11’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘10’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘12’’; and 

9 (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

10 (c) PRIOR ADJUSTMENTS DISREGARDED.—Any ad11 justments to the annual rates of basic compensation of 

12 officers or members of the United States Park Police 

13 under section 501(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Police 


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1 and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(2), 

2 D.C. Official Code) on or before January 3, 2021, shall 

3 be disregarded. 

4 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section may not 

5 be construed as limiting or reducing any payment under 

6 section 501(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Police and 

7 Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(3), D.C. 

8 Official Code). 

9 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend10 ments made by this section shall take effect on the first 

11 day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act. 

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