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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2767
To provide additional compensation for members of the Metropolitan Police
Department and Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division, and the United States Park
Police who carry out certain technical or hazardous duties, and for
other purposes
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 1997
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide additional compensation for members of the Met-
ropolitan Police Department and Fire Department of
the District of Columbia, the United States Secret Serv-
ice Uniformed Division, and the United States Park Po-
lice who carry out certain technical or hazardous duties,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA OFFICERS CARRYING OUT CER-
TAIN TECHNICAL OR HAZARDOUS DUTIES.
(a) INCREASE IN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION CUR-
RENTLY PROVIDED TO CERTAIN OFFICERS.—Section 302
of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary
Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4–411), is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$810 per
annum’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500 per annum’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$595 per
annum’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$1,250
per annum’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
OFFICERS
PERFORMING CERTAIN HAZARDOUS DUTIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 302 of such Act
(D.C. Code, sec. 4–411) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsections (d), (e),
and (f) as subsections (f), (g), and (h); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the
following new subsections:
‘‘(d) Each officer or member of the United States
Park Police force or the United States Secret Service Uni-
formed Division who performs duties in the detection, dis-
ruption, or disposal of explosive devices or chemical or bio-
logical devices or agents, shall receive $2,500 per annum
in addition to his or her scheduled rate of basic compensa-
tion. Officers and members receiving additional compensa-
tion under this subsection shall not be entitled to addi-
tional compensation under subsection (b)(2).
‘‘(e) Each officer or member of the United States Se-
cret Service Uniformed Division who travels in connection
with the protection of the President of the United States,
Vice President of the United States, or their immediate
families, or any person under the protection of the United
States Secret Service, to any foreign nation in which a
United States Department of State travel advisory has
been issued, or to any foreign nation in which a state of
war or civil unrest exists (as certified by the Department
of State), shall receive $100 per day in addition to his
or her scheduled rate of basic compensation and travel ex-
penses (or, if applicable, the officer’s or member’s per
diem) for each day the officer or member remains in that
nation.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 302
of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4–411) is amended—
(A) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)(A)), by striking ‘‘subsections (b)
and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), (c), (d),
or (e)’’;
(B) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)(A)), by striking ‘‘(b) or (c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(b), (c), (d), or (e)’’; and
(C) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)(A)), by striking ‘‘(b) or (c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(b), (c), (d), or (e)’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PAID
FOR SERVICE LONGEVITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 401(a)
of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary
Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4–415(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(3) Any additional compensation paid to an of-
ficer or member in accordance with paragraph (1)
shall be—
‘‘(A) paid in the same manner as the basic
compensation to which the officer or member is
entitled;
‘‘(B) subject to deduction and withholding
for retirement and insurance; and
‘‘(C) considered as salary for the purpose
of computing annuities pursuant to the Police-
men and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability
Act and chapter 84 of title 5, United States
Code, and for the purpose of computing insur-