I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3794
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 2002
Mr. KING (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Mr. FRANK, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr.
ISRAEL, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GRUCCI, Ms.
WOOLSEY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,
Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. WEXLER, Mr.
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FILNER, and Mr.
TOWNS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT-RI Consolidated
Metropolitan Statistical Area ...................................................
24.43%
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Area ........................................................................
25.34%
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Area ........................................................................
21.21%
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Consolidated Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area ..................................................................................
23.08%
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Consolidated Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area ..................................................................................
25.28%
Hartford, CT Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ..........
23.78%
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Area ........................................................................
31.55%
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Consolidated Metro-
politan Statistical Area ............................................................
27.19%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area ..................................................................................
21.79%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Consolidated Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area ..............................................................................
20.21%
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area .............................
26.44%
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consoli-
dated Metropolitan Statistical Area .........................................
21.14%
Portland-Salem, OR-WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical
Area ..........................................................................................
20.90%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical
Area ..........................................................................................
20.41%
San Diego, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ........
22.28%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area ..................................................................
33.06%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Consolidated Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area ..............................................................................
20.99%
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated Metro-
politan Statistical Area ............................................................
20.01%’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a)—