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108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 466

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

JANUARY 29, 2003

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. QUINN, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. KELLY,

Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. PALLONE, Ms.

ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

of Florida, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. CLAY, Mrs.

MALONEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr.

ANDREWS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. PAYNE,

and Mr. HOLT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Government Reform

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
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1 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the matter

2 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%

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%’’.
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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

18 (2) shall be effective only with respect to pay

19 for service performed in pay periods beginning on or

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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

22 with the preceding sentence.

23 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.

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

25 States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5545a,’’;

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

3 and

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

5 inserting ‘‘or a criminal investigator who is paid

6 availability pay under section 5545a.’’.

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

8 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact9 ment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115

11 Stat. 1239).

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