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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3924 
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 
JUNE 16, 2021 
Mr. HICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and 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 
49,251 
52,144 
54,548 
58,376 
62,256 
64,649 
67,064 
3: Detective 
63,354 
66,375 
69,396 
72,378 
75,411 
4: Sergeant 
68,792 
72,246 
75,537 
78,842 
5: Lieutenant1 
76,105 
80,500 
84,166 
7: Captain1 
89,404 
93,671 
8: Inspector/Major1 
103,575 
108,959 
9: Deputy Chief1 
121,229 
128,929 
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. 
‘‘Salary class and 
title 
Step 8 
Step 9 
Step 10 
Step 11 
Step 12 
Step 13 
Time between steps 
104 weeks 
156 weeks 
Years in service 
1: Private 
69,480 
71,888 
76,082 
78,868 
81,195 
83,624 
3: Detective 
78,419 
81,434 
87,142 
90,164 
93,190 
95,985 
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‘‘Salary class and 
title 
Step 8 
Step 9 
Step 10 
Step 11 
Step 12 
Step 13 
4: Sergeant 
82,129 
85,418 
90,487 
93,762 
97,059 
99,960 
5: Lieutenant1 
87,814 
91,468 
97,085 
100,710 
104,336 
107,458 
7: Captain1 
97,877 
102,140 
108,598 
112,288 
117,192 
120,706 
8: Inspector/Major1 
114,620 
119,543 
124,764 
130,709 
135,899 
141,025 
9: Deputy Chief1 
136,626 
142,300 
147,975 
153,615 
153,615 
153,615 
10: Assistant Chief2 
153,615 
11: Chief, United 
States Park Police3 
161,700 
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 
and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (sec. 5–545.01(c)(2), 
D.C. Official Code) on or before January 3, 2021, 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 
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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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