A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Bill: 114-s-2970
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2016-05-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Customs enforcement

Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill applies provisions governing availability pay for criminal investigators to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations who is a law enforcement officer.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-06
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>This bill applies provisions governing availability pay for criminal investigators to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations who is a law enforcement officer.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2970 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2016 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any successor thereto, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 615 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2970 [Report No. 114–344] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2016 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 6, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any successor thereto, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

September 6, 2016 Reported without amendment