Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act

Bill: 116-hr-4210
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-08-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California

Department of Veterans Affairs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Inflation and prices
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>The bill includes Stanislaus County, California, in the locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4210 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act . 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.