Title: Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act
This bill provides that the cost of living shall be included in any determination of the rate of basic pay for employees of a Department of Veterans Affairs duty station in Stanislaus County, California. The bill also requires the rate of basic pay in such location be redetermined at least once every five years.
The bill includes Stanislaus County, California, in the locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California.
The changes implemented in the bill shall not be construed to (1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any employee, (2) affect any payment in addition to basic pay that an employee is eligible to receive, or (3) supersede or otherwise effect any limitation on total pay.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4210 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4210

 To enhance the salaries of Federal employees, including employees of 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs, in Stanislaus County, California, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2019

   Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To enhance the salaries of Federal employees, including employees of 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs, in Stanislaus County, California, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SALARIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN STANISLAUS 
              COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Cost of Living in Determining Rates of Pay for VA Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, cost of living shall be included in any determination of 
        the rate of basic pay for any position within the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs where the duty station is located in 
        Stanislaus County, California.
            (2) Redetermination of rates of pay.--Not later than the 
        first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 
        1, 2020, and not less than once during each subsequent five-
        year period, the rate of basic pay for each position described 
        under paragraph (1) shall be redetermined.
    (b) Locality-Based Comparability Payments for Federal Employees.--
Beginning on the date that is 3 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, Stanislaus County, California, shall be included in the 
locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California, pursuant to 
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Application.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--
            (1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any position 
        affected by the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) otherwise 
        payable for that position but for the requirements of this Act;
            (2) affect any payment in addition to basic pay that an 
        employee occupying such a position is eligible to receive, 
        including locality pay under section 5304 of title 5, United 
        States Code, or any allowance, differential, bonus, award, or 
        other similar cash payment under such title or title 38, United 
        States Code; or
            (3) supersede or otherwise affect any limitation on total 
        pay, including the limitation provided in section 5307 of title 
        5, United States Code.
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