II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 790 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 31, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian 
employees of the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Civilian Work-
force Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PAY INCREASE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT EMPLOYEES IN 2019. 
(a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 
2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 
the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 
such title) shall be 2.6 percent. 
(b) 
PREVAILING
RATE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the wage survey requirements under section 
5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 
of fiscal year 2018 under section 5343(a) of such title) 
for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 
rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 
title shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 
(c) SENIOR
EXECUTIVE
SERVICE
CAREER
AP-
POINTEES.—For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay 
for any career position within the Senior Executive Service 
or the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service (as that term 
is defined in section 3151(a) of title 5, United States 
Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 
December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 
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(d) SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFES-
SIONAL POSITIONS.—For calendar year 2019, the rates 
of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and profes-
sional position under section 5376 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 
December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 
(e) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—For calendar year 2019, 
the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted serv-
ice (as that term is defined by section 2103 of title 5, 
United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such 
position on December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent. 
(f) SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—For calendar 
year 2019, the rate of basic pay of any employee of the 
United States Secret Service provided under chapter 102 
of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a pay 
increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) shall 
be increased by 2.6 percent. 
(g) NASA EMPLOYEES.—For calendar year 2019, 
the rate of basic pay of any employee of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration provided under chapter 
98 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a 
pay increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) 
shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 
(h) IRS EMPLOYEES.—For calendar year 2019, the 
rate of basic pay of any employee of the Internal Revenue 
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Service provided under chapter 95 of title 5, United States 
Code, who did not receive a pay increase by operation of 
subsections (a) through (e) shall be increased by 2.6 per-
cent. 
(i) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The adjustments in pay 
made under this Act shall apply beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) OTHER
ADJUSTMENTS
PERMITTED; LIM-
ITS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
(A) limit any other increase, including al-
lowances, performance awards, or bonuses, oth-
erwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay 
adjusted under this Act; or 
(B) waive any provision of law, rule, or 
regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, 
United States Code, limiting total aggregate 
pay. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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