116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 790 

AN ACT 

To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian 

employees of the Federal Government, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Civilian Work3 force Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PAY INCREASE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN5 MENT EMPLOYEES IN 2019. 

6 (a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 

7 2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 

8 title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 

9 the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 

10 such title) shall be 2.6 percent. 

11 (b) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES.—Notwith12 standing the wage survey requirements under section 

13 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 

14 2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 

15 of fiscal year 2018 under section 5343(a) of such title) 

16 for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 

17 rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 

18 title shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 

19 (c) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CAREER AP20 POINTEES.—For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay 

21 for any career position within the Senior Executive Service 

22 or the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service (as that term 

23 is defined in section 3151(a) of title 5, United States 

24 Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 

25 December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 
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1 (d) SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFES2 SIONAL POSITIONS.—For calendar year 2019, the rates 

3 of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and profes4 sional position under section 5376 of title 5, United States 

5 Code, shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 

6 December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 

7 (e) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—For calendar year 2019, 

8 the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted serv9 ice (as that term is defined by section 2103 of title 5, 

10 United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such 

11 position on December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 

12 (f) SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—For calendar 

13 year 2019, the rate of basic pay of any employee of the 

14 United States Secret Service provided under chapter 102 

15 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a pay 

16 increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) shall 

17 be increased by 2.6 percent. 

18 (g) NASA EMPLOYEES.—For calendar year 2019, 

19 the rate of basic pay of any employee of the National Aero20 nautics and Space Administration provided under chapter 

21 98 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a 

22 pay increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) 

23 shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 

24 (h) IRS EMPLOYEES.—For calendar year 2019, the 

25 rate of basic pay of any employee of the Internal Revenue 
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1 Service provided under chapter 95 of title 5, United States 

2 Code, who did not receive a pay increase by operation of 

3 subsections (a) through (e) shall be increased by 2.6 per4 cent. 

5 (i) APPLICATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The adjustments in pay 

7 made under this Act shall apply beginning on the 

8 date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED; LIM10 ITS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

11 (A) limit any other increase, including al12 lowances, performance awards, or bonuses, oth13 erwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay 

14 adjusted under this Act; or 

15 (B) waive any provision of law, rule, or 

16 regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, 

17 United States Code, limiting total aggregate 

18 pay. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 

2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 790 

AN ACT 

To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain 

and for other purposes. civilian employees of the Federal Government,