Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016

To provide an increase in premium pay for United States Secret Service agents performing protective services during 2016, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016 2. Premium pay exception in 2016 for work authorized under section 3056 of title 18 (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), during calendar year 2016— (1) section 5547(a) of such title shall not apply to an employee who performs work authorized by section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code; and (2) such an employee may be paid premium pay to the extent that the payment of such pay does not cause the total of basic pay and such premium pay for any pay period for such employee to exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable to level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Treatment of additional pay To the extent that subsection (a) results in payment of additional premium pay of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, such additional pay shall not be considered to be basic pay for any purpose and shall not be used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Definition In this section, the term employee (1) a member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division; or (2) an officer, employee, agent, or law enforcement officer of any other Federal agency. (d) Conforming amendment Section 118 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 ( Public Law 106–554 and except as provided in section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016, Hereafter, November 29, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill temporarily exempts U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, or agents from limitations on their receipt of premium pay (i.e., overtime pay) for their performance of protective services for individuals or events during 2016. Under current law, the aggregate of their basic pay and premium pay may not exceed the greater of: (1) the maximum basic pay for the GS-15 pay level for federal employees, or (2) the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule. If the exemption results in the payment of additional premium pay of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not be: (1) considered to be basic pay, or (2) used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave. The payment of additional premium pay under this bill shall also not be counted as part of a Secret Service employee's aggregate compensation for purposes of the annual limits on allowances, bonuses, awards, or other similar cash payments. The bill applies retroactively as if it was enacted on December 31, 2015.