S. 1683

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

An Act

To provide for a report on the parity of pay and benefits among Federal law

enforcement officers and to establish an exchange program between Federal law

enforcement employees and State and local law enforcement employees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Pay

and Benefits Parity Act of 2003’’.

SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT PAY AND BENEFITS PARITY REPORT.

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘law enforcement

officer’’ means an individual—

(1)(A) who is a law enforcement officer defined under section 8331 or 8401 of title 5, United States Code; or

(B) the duties of whose position include the investigation,

apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted

of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States;

and

(2) who is employed by the Federal Government.

(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 2004, the Office of Personnel Management shall submit a report to the President of the

Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the

appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress that

includes—

(1) a comparison of classifications, pay, and benefits among

law enforcement officers across the Federal Government; and

(2) recommendations for ensuring, to the maximum extent

practicable, the elimination of disparities in classifications, pay

and benefits for law enforcement officers throughout the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYEE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN FEDERAL

EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENTS.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

(1) the term ‘‘employing agency’’ means the Federal, State,

or local government agency with which the participating

employee was employed before an assignment under the Program;

(2) the term ‘‘participating employee’’ means an employee

who is participating in the Program; and

(3) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the employee exchange program established under subsection (b).
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish an employee

exchange program between Federal agencies that perform law

enforcement functions and agencies of State and local governments

that perform law enforcement functions.

(c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The Program shall be conducted

in accordance with subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United

States Code.

(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—An employee of an employing agency who

performs law enforcement functions may be selected to participate

in the Program if the employee—

(1) has been employed by that employing agency for a

period of more than 3 years;

(2) has had appropriate training or experience to perform

the work required by the assignment;

(3) has had an overall rating of satisfactory or higher

on performance appraisals from the employing agency during

the 3-year period before being assigned to another agency under

this section; and

(4) agrees to return to the employing agency after completing the assignment for a period not less than the length

of the assignment.

(e) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—An employee shall enter into a written agreement regarding the terms and conditions of the assignment

before beginning the assignment with another agency.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.