I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4901 
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 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
TURNER, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mrs. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
STUPAK, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. BAKER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. PASTOR, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. KUCINICH, 
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GARY G. MILLER 
of California, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
WOLF, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. 
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. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 
(5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the matter 
after ‘‘follows:’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘Area 
Differential 
Atlanta Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ....................
16.82%
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, 
MA–NH–ME–CT–RI 
Consoli-
dated 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 Statis-
tical Area ..................................................................................
22.78%
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Consolidated Metropolitan Statis-
tical 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 Metro-
politan Statistical Area ............................................................
27.25%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area ..................................................................................
21.75%
Milwaukee Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ...............
17.45%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI Consolidated Metropolitan Sta-
tistical 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 Con-
solidated 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 Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area ..................................................................
32.98%
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‘‘Area 
Differential 
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Consolidated Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area ..............................................................................
21.18%
St. Louis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .................
14.69%
Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV Consolidated Metro-
politan Statistical Area ............................................................
19.48%
Rest of United States Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 
Area ..........................................................................................
14.19%’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of the provision 
of law amended by subsection (a)— 
(1) the counties of Providence, Kent, Wash-
ington, Bristol, and Newport, RI, the counties of 
York and Cumberland, ME, and the city of Concord, 
NH, shall be treated as if located in the Boston- 
Worcester-Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT–RI Consoli-
dated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and 
(2) members of the Capitol Police shall be con-
sidered to be law enforcement officers within the 
meaning of section 402 of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Pay Reform Act of 1990. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a)— 
(1) shall take effect as if included in the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 on 
the date of the enactment of such Act; and 
(2) shall be effective only with respect to pay 
for service performed in pay periods beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subsection (b) shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with the preceding sentence. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5547 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5545a,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or 5545a’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘or a criminal investigator who is paid 
availability pay under section 5545a.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 
Stat. 1239). 
Æ 
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