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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1683 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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).
    (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.
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