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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 556

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 

FEBRUARY 2, 2005

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

LATOURETTE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TURNER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BASS, Mr. 

FOSSELLA, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WOLF, 

Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 

MCHUGH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WEINER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BISHOP

of New York, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, 

Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DICKS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

BLUMENAUER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FORD, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 

PLATTS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. DAVIS

of Illinois, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CANNON, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. 

ROTHMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HALL, Mr. 

MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 

Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CLAY, Ms. WATSON, 

Mr. LANGEVIN, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
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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.

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

3 SECTION 1. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS. 

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

5 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 

6 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the matter 

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

‘‘Area Differential 

Atlanta Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ....................... 16.82%

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT–RI Consolidated 

Metropolitan Statistical Area ..................................................... 24.42%

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL–IN–WI Consolidated Metropolitan 

Statistical Area ........................................................................... 25.68%

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH–KY–IN Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................................................................................ 21.47%

Cleveland Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................... 17.83%

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 Metropolitan Statistical Area .................................................................................... 22.78%

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................................................................................... 25.61%

Hartford, CT Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ............. 24.47%

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................................................................................ 30.39%

Huntsville Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................. 13.29%

Indianapolis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ............... 13.38%

Kansas City Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ............... 14.11%

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ............................................................... 27.25%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................................................................................... 21.75%

Milwaukee Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................. 17.45%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................................................................................... 20.27%

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA 

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................................ 27.17%

Orlando, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .............. 14.22%
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‘‘Area Differential 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA–NJ–DE–MD Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ........................................... 21.03%

Pittsburgh Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................. 14.89%

Portland-Salem, OR–WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 

Area ............................................................................................ 20.96%

Richmond Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................. 16.46%

Sacramento-Yolo, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area 20.77%

San Diego, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ........... 22.13%

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated Metropolitan 

Statistical Area ........................................................................... 32.98%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ................................................................................ 21.18%

St. Louis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................... 14.69%

Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................................................................... 19.48%

Rest of United States Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.19%’’. 

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 Fed16 eral Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 on 

17 the date of the enactment of such Act; and 
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1 (2) shall be effective only with respect to pay 

2 for service performed in pay periods beginning on or 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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

5 with the preceding sentence. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY. 

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

8 States Code, is amended—

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

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

11 and 

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

13 inserting ‘‘or a criminal investigator who is paid 

14 availability pay under section 5545a.’’. 

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

16 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact17 ment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 

19 Stat. 1239).

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