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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1260 
To reduce the number of, and shorten the time between, pay grade steps 
for officers and members of the United States Park Police, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2025 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reduce the number of, and shorten the time between, 
pay grade steps for officers and members of the United 
States Park Police, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Park Police Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDENSING THE SERVICE STEPS FOR UNITED 
STATES PARK POLICE OFFICERS AND MEM-
BERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(1) of the District 
of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 
5–545.01(c)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) The annual rates of basic compensation of 
officers and members of the United States Park Po-
lice, serving in classes corresponding or similar to 
those in the salary schedule in § 5–541.01 shall be 
fixed in accordance with the following schedule of 
rates: 
‘‘Salary class and 
title 
Step 1 
Step 2 
Step 3 
Step 4 
Step 5 
Step 6 
Step 7 
Time between steps 
52 weeks 
104 weeks 
Years in service 
1: Private 
55,801 
59,084 
61,808 
66,141 
70,531 
73,244 
75,989 
1: Private (Techni-
cian) 
59,149 
62,629 
65,516 
70,109 
74,763 
77,639 
80,548 
1: Private (Pilot) 
59,707 
63,220 
66,135 
70,771 
75,468 
78,371 
81,308 
3: Detective 
68,353 
71,774 
75,205 
78,626 
82,003 
85,436 
4: Sergeant (Line) 
74,449 
78,147 
81,851 
85,587 
89,322 
4: Sergeant (Detec-
tive) 
78,916 
82,836 
86,762 
90,722 
94,681 
4: Sergeant (Techni-
cian) 
78,916 
82,836 
86,762 
90,722 
94,681 
4: Sergeant (Pilot) 
79,660 
83,617 
87,581 
91,578 
95,575 
5: Lieutenant1 
82,119 
86,225 
91,205 
95,356 
7: Captain1 
96,453 
101,294 
106,126 
8: Inspector/Major1 
9: Deputy Chief1 
10: Assistant Chief2 
11: Chief, United 
States Park Police3 
1The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the 
rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
2The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 10 will be equal to 95 percent of the rate of 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
3The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 11 will be equal to the rate of pay for level V 
of the Executive Schedule. 
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‘‘Salary class and 
title 
Step 8 
Step 9 
Step 10 
Step 11 
Step 12 
Step 13 
Time between steps 
104 weeks 
Years in service 
1: Private 
78,720 
81,448 
86,197 
89,353 
91,995 
94,739 
1: Private (Techni-
cian) 
83,443 
86,335 
91,369 
94,714 
97,515 
100,423 
1: Private (Pilot) 
84,230 
87,149 
92,231 
95,608 
98,435 
101,371 
3: Detective 
88,854 
92,264 
98,732 
102,149 
105,585 
108,745 
4: Sergeant (Line) 
93,054 
96,773 
102,522 
106,227 
109,964 
113,245 
4: Sergeant (Detec-
tive) 
98,637 
102,579 
108,673 
112,601 
116,562 
120,040 
4: Sergeant (Tech-
nician) 
98,637 
102,579 
108,673 
112,601 
116,562 
120,040 
4: Sergeant (Pilot) 
99,568 
103,547 
109,699 
113,663 
117,661 
121,172 
5: Lieutenant1 
99,489 
103,628 
109,990 
114,105 
118,211 
121,738 
7: Captain1 
110,887 
115,715 
123,038 
127,898 
132,772 
136,756 
8: Inspector/Major1 
129,860 
135,428 
141,344 
148,089 
153,959 
159,770 
9: Deputy Chief1 
154,791 
161,215 
167,645 
173,945 
173,945 
173,945 
10: Assistant Chief2 
173,945 
11: Chief, United 
States Park Police3 
183,100 
1The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 5, 7, 8, and 9 is limited to 95 percent of the 
rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
2The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 10 will be equal to 95 percent of the rate of 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
3The rate of basic pay for positions in Salary Class 11 will be equal to the rate of pay for level V 
of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
(b) 
SERVICE
STEP
ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 
303(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
man’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–543.03(a)(5), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or 9’’ 
and inserting ‘‘9, 10, or 11’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘10’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(c) PRIOR ADJUSTMENTS DISREGARDED.—Any ad-
justments to the annual rates of basic compensation of 
officers or members of the United States Park Police 
under section 501(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Police 
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and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(2), 
D.C. Official Code) on or before January 12, 2025, shall 
be disregarded. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section may not 
be construed as limiting or reducing any payment under 
section 501(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Police and 
Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(3), D.C. 
Official Code). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the first 
day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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