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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Physician Access in 
Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY SLOTS.

    Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(E), by inserting ``paragraph (9),'' 
        after ``paragraph (8),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Distribution of additional residency positions.--
                    ``(A) Reductions in limit based on unused 
                positions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), if a hospital's resident level (as 
                        defined in paragraph (7)(C)(i)) for each of the 
                        5 most recent cost reporting periods (ending 
                        before the date of the enactment of this 
                        paragraph) of the hospital for which a cost 
                        report has been settled (or, if not, submitted 
                        subject to audit) as determined by the 
                        Secretary is less than the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit (as defined in paragraph 
                        (8)(H)(iii)), effective for portions of cost 
                        reporting periods occurring on or after the 
                        paragraph (9) effective date (as defined in 
                        subparagraph (E)), the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit shall be reduced by the 
                        difference between such otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit and the highest such reference 
                        resident level for any of such 5 cost reporting 
                        periods.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to--
                                    ``(I) a hospital located in a rural 
                                area with fewer than 250 beds; or
                                    ``(II) a hospital that has had in 
                                effect a voluntary residency reduction 
                                plan under paragraph (6) or pursuant to 
                                section 402 of Public Law 90-248.
                    ``(B) Requirements for additional residency 
                slots.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        increase the otherwise applicable resident 
                        limit for hospitals that submit an application 
                        under this subparagraph by such number as the 
                        Secretary may approve for portions of cost 
                        reporting periods occurring on or after the 
                        paragraph (9) effective date. The aggregate 
                        number of increases in the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit under this subparagraph shall be 
                        equal to the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate reduction in 
                                such limits attributable to 
                                subparagraph (A) (as estimated by the 
                                Secretary); and
                                    ``(II) 1,000 for portions of cost 
                                reporting periods occurring during the 
                                12-month period beginning on the 
                                paragraph (9) effective date, 1,000 
                                additional positions for portions of 
                                cost reporting periods occurring during 
                                the 12-month period beginning 1 year 
                                after such effective date, 1,000 
                                additional positions for portion of 
                                cost reporting period occurring during 
                                the 12-month period beginning 2 years 
                                after such effective date, and such 
                                number of additional positions for 
                                portions of the 2 subsequent cost 
                                reporting periods as the Secretary may 
                                determine necessary to support 
                                residency training programs in 
                                specialities that exceed 3 years.
                            ``(ii) Consideration in redistribution.--In 
                        determining for which hospitals the increase in 
                        the otherwise applicable resident limit is 
                        provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
                        shall take into account--
                                    ``(I) data provided by the Health 
                                Resources and Services Administration 
                                as a national standard to exhibit a 
                                specific demand in the health care 
                                workforce, as well as the 
                                Administration's projected demand and 
                                supply for physicians in the specialty 
                                of medicine involved; and
                                    ``(II) the demonstrated likelihood 
                                of the hospital filling positions made 
                                available under this paragraph within 
                                the first 3 cost reporting periods 
                                beginning on or after the paragraph (9) 
                                effective date.
                        The Secretary shall give special consideration 
                        for up to 25 additional positions in the case 
                        of a hospital that demonstrates the likelihood 
                        of filing such positions during the first cost 
                        reporting period beginning on or after such 
                        effective date.
                            ``(iii) Limitation.--In no case shall the 
                        number of additional positions made available 
                        to a hospital under this paragraph exceed 25 in 
                        the first cost reporting period or 75 for all 
                        cost reporting periods.
                    ``(C) Priority for additional positions resulting 
                from hospital closures.--With respect to additional 
                positions described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) which are 
                derived from a reduction in limits under subparagraph 
                (A) for a hospital that closed (in this subparagraph 
                referred to as a `closed hospital'), the Secretary 
                shall distribute the increase to hospitals in the 
                following priority order:
                            ``(i) First, to other hospitals for the 
                        program or programs under which the hospital 
                        had a cooperative arrangement with the closed 
                        hospital under which residents in the graduate 
                        medical education program of the closed 
                        hospital also rotated through the other 
                        hospital.
                            ``(ii) Second, to other hospitals that are 
                        members of the same affiliated group of 
                        hospitals as the closed hospital.
                            ``(iii) Third, to other hospitals that are 
                        located in the same or contiguous core-based 
                        statistical area as the closed hospital.
                    ``(D) Preference.--After applying subparagraph (C) 
                and the special consideration under subparagraph (B), 
                in determining for which hospitals the increase in the 
                otherwise applicable resident limit is provided under 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall give preference 
                to hospitals--
                            ``(i) that submit an application for new 
                        residents in primary care and geriatric 
                        medicine and in other specialties as determined 
                        to be in demand under subparagraph (B)(ii)(I); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) that emphasize training in community 
                        health centers and other community-based or 
                        hospital-sponsored clinics, and private 
                        physicians' offices, including physician 
                        groups.
                    ``(E) Paragraph (9) effective date defined.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `paragraph (9) effective date' 
                means July 1 of the year that begins after the date of 
                the enactment of this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Affiliation.--The provisions of this 
                paragraph shall be applied to hospitals which are 
                members of the same affiliated group (as defined by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (4)(H)(ii)) and the reference 
                resident level for each such hospital with respect to 
                the cost reporting period that results in the smallest 
                difference between the reference resident level and the 
                otherwise applicable resident limit.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING PRIMARY CARE BONUS TO CERTAIN UNDERSERVED 
              SPECIALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(x)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(x)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I);
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause 
                (II) and inserting ``or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(III) is a physician (as 
                                described in section 1861(r)(1)) who is 
                                in an underserved specialty, such as 
                                psychiatry or neurology, as specified 
                                by the Secretary, or other specialty 
                                identified by the Secretary to be in 
                                demand; and''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ``(ii)'' the 
        following: ``in the case of an individual described in 
        subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i),''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to payments for items and services furnished on or after January 
1, 2012.

SEC. 4. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45S. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the 
small physician practice residency credit determined under this section 
for any taxable year with respect to a qualified small physician 
practice is the sum of the following:
            ``(1) Overall amount.--The per resident dollar amount 
        multiplied by the number of qualified teaching hospital 
        residents who provide services to, and are trained by, such 
        practice during the taxable year and who are in their first, 
        second, or third post-graduate year of medical residency.
            ``(2) Bonus.--The sum of--
                    ``(A) 50 percent of the per resident dollar amount 
                multiplied by the number of such residents who are in 
                their first post-graduate year of medical residency 
                during the taxable year; and
                    ``(B) 25 percent of the per resident dollar amount 
                multiplied by the average number of such residents who 
                are not counted under subparagraph (A) and are in their 
                second post-graduate year during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified Small Physician Practice.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified small physician practice' means any trade 
or business of providing physicians' services (as defined in section 
1861(q) of the Social Security Act), which may be a community health 
center, that is owned and operated by a doctor of medicine or 
osteopathy if fewer than 50 individuals are employed in such trade or 
business (including new training sites) and the trade or business 
includes as part of the practice the training of doctors of medicine or 
osteopathy in a rotation covering at least 6 months in the taxable 
year. All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or 
(b) or section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be 
treated as a single trade or business for purposes of the preceding 
sentence.
    ``(c) Qualified Teaching Hospital Residents.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified teaching hospital resident' means any 
resident (within the meaning of subparagraph (I) of section 1886(h)(5) 
of the Social Security Act) in an approved medical residency training 
program (as defined in subparagraph (A) of such section) which provides 
services to the qualified small physician practice (while utilizing the 
technologies and supplies of such practice) for a period not less 
than--
            ``(1) 4 weeks in the case of a primary care resident (as 
        defined in subparagraph (H) of such section); or
            ``(2) 2 weeks in the case of any other resident.
    ``(d) Per Resident Dollar Amount.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `per resident dollar amount' means, in the case of a qualified 
small physician practice that includes as part of the practice the 
training of doctors of medicine or osteopathy in a rotation covering--
            ``(1) at least 6 months but less than 9 months in the 
        taxable year, $2,500; or
            ``(2) at least 9 months in the taxable year, $3,000.
    ``(e) Residents Not Taken Into Account More Than Once.--A qualified 
teaching hospital resident shall be taken into account under subsection 
(a) for the taxable in which the period described in subsection (c) 
ends and shall not be so taken into account for any other taxable 
year.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section 
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended 
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the small physician practice residency credit 
        determined under section 45S(a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Small physician practice residency credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

Answer: Improving Physician Access in Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs.

States that, if a hospital's resident level for each of the five most recent cost reporting periods is less than the otherwise applicable resident limit, then the otherwise applicable resident limit shall be reduced by the difference between it and the highest reference resident level for any of those five cost reporting periods. Excepts from this reduction requirement a hospital: (1) located in a rural area with fewer than 250 beds, or (2) that has had in effect a voluntary residency reduction plan.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit (create additional residency slots) for applicant hospitals according to a specified formula that takes into account the aggregate reduction in limits attributable to this Act.

Expands the primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, such as psychiatry or neurology.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small physician practice residency credit.


Question: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.

Answer: Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to improve pay equality between Federal firefighters, 
        other Federal employees, and municipal and other public sector 
        firefighters;
            (2) to enhance recruitment and retention of firefighters in 
        order to maintain the highest quality Federal fire service; and
            (3) to encourage Federal firefighters to pursue career 
        advancement and training opportunities.

SEC. 3. COMPUTATION OF PAY.

    (a) Computation of Pay.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5504 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
        (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) When, in the case of a firefighter, it is necessary for 
computation of pay under this subsection to convert an annual rate of 
basic pay to a basic hourly, daily, or biweekly rate, the rules set 
forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) shall govern:
            ``(A) To derive an hourly rate, divide the annual rate by 
        2,087.
            ``(B) To derive a daily rate, multiply the hourly rate by 
        the number of hours in the regularly scheduled daily tour of 
        duty.
            ``(C) To derive a biweekly rate, multiply the hourly rate 
        by the number of hours in the regularly scheduled biweekly tour 
        of duty or 106, whichever is less.
            ``(D) The annual rate of basic pay used in carrying out the 
        preceding provisions of this paragraph--
                    ``(i) shall be the annual rate determined in 
                accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of law 
                (applied as if the Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 
                1995 had never been enacted); and
                    ``(ii) shall not exclude any amount considered to 
                be part of basic pay for any purpose under chapter 83 
                or 84.
            ``(E) To derive an annual rate for any purpose referred to 
        in the next sentence, multiply the biweekly rate by 26. An 
        annual rate determined under this subparagraph shall for all 
        purposes (except the preceding provisions of this paragraph or 
        as otherwise expressly provided by law), be considered to be 
        the annual rate of basic pay for the firefighter involved.
            ``(F) Except as provided in section 5542(e), the provisions 
        of sections 5542(a), 5545, 5546, and 5547 shall not apply in 
        the case of a firefighter, and pay computed under this 
        paragraph shall be in lieu of--
                    ``(i) any amount which might otherwise be payable 
                under any of those provisions;
                    ``(ii) any amount required to be taken into account 
                under subparagraph (D); and
                    ``(iii) any other similar amount, as identified by 
                the Office of Personnel Management in regulations.
            ``(G) For provisions relating to computation of overtime, 
        see section 5542(e).
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an 
employee who is not a firefighter (nor an employee described in 
subsection (d)(4)), but whose position requires such employee to 
perform firefighting duties, the pay of such employee for any biweekly 
pay period during which such employee is required to perform 
firefighting duties shall be determined--
            ``(A) in accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of 
        law, but disregarding paragraph (1), or
            ``(B) in accordance with paragraph (1) (including the 
        provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(G)),
whichever results in the greater total amount.
    ``(3) Rates under this subsection are computed to the nearest cent, 
counting one-half and over as a whole cent.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5504(b) of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
        striking ``in the case of an employee,'' and inserting ``in the 
        case of an employee (other than a firefighter),''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5504 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (d) (as so 
        designated by subsection (a)(1)) as subsection (e) and by 
        inserting before such subsection the following:
    ``(d) For the purpose of this section--
            ``(1) the term `employee' means--
                    ``(A) an employee in or under an Executive agency;
                    ``(B) an employee in or under the judicial branch; 
                and
                    ``(C) an employee in or under the Office of the 
                Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, and the 
                Library of Congress, for whom a basic administrative 
                workweek is established under section 6101(a)(5);
        but does not include an employee or individual excluded from 
        the definition of employee in section 5541(2) other than an 
        employee or individual excluded by section 5541(2)(xvi);
            ``(2) the term `firefighter' means an employee who is a 
        firefighter within the meaning of section 8331(21) or 8401(14), 
        but does not include an employee described in paragraph (4);
            ``(3) the term `firefighting duties' means duties usually 
        performed by a firefighter in responding to or engaging in the 
        control and extinguishment or the prevention of a fire; and
            ``(4) this paragraph relates to any employee who--
                    ``(A) would satisfy the definition of a firefighter 
                under paragraph (2), but for the exclusion thereunder; 
                and
                    ``(B) has a basic administrative workweek of not 
                more than 40 hours.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 5504 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence in each 
        of subsections (a) and (b) thereof.

SEC. 4. OVERTIME.

    Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term `firefighter' 
has the meaning given such term by section 5504(d)(2).
    ``(2) In the case of a firefighter, for full-time, part-time, and 
intermittent tours of duty, hours of work officially ordered or 
approved in excess of 106 hours in a biweekly pay period performed by 
such firefighter are overtime work and shall be paid for in accordance 
with subsections (a) (disregarding the matter in subsection (a) before 
paragraph (1) thereof).
    ``(3) For purposes of applying the provisions of section 7(k) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to a firefighter, no 
violation referred to in such provisions shall be considered to have 
occurred if the requirements of paragraph (2) are met.''.

SEC. 5. MINIMUM PAY RATE UPON PROMOTION TO A SUPERVISORY POSITION; PAY 
              RETENTION.

    (a) Minimum Pay Rate Upon Promotion to a Supervisory Position.--
Section 5334 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) For the purpose of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `firefighter' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 5504(d)(2); and
            ``(B) the term `required minimum rate', as used with 
        respect to a firefighter who receives a promotion, means--
                    ``(i) the total amount of basic pay and overtime 
                pay paid or payable to that individual for service 
                performed as a firefighter during the 12-month period 
                ending on the last day of the second month ending 
                before the date of the promotion (expressed as a single 
                annual rate); or
                    ``(ii) in the case of a firefighter whose promotion 
                occurs in the first fiscal year during which this 
                subsection is in effect, the total amount of basic pay 
                and overtime pay (expressed as a single annual rate) 
                which would have been payable to that individual for 
                service performed as a firefighter during the period 
                described in clause (i), computed--
                            ``(I) as if the amendments made by sections 
                        3 and 4 of the Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 
                        1995 had been in effect throughout such period; 
                        and
                            ``(II) applying section 8(b) of such Act 
                        (using the percentage specified in paragraph 
                        (2)(A) thereof).
    ``(2) A firefighter who is promoted to a supervisory position in a 
higher grade, and in which the individual continues to be a 
firefighter, is entitled to basic pay at not less than--
            ``(A) the lowest rate of the higher grade which is at least 
        equal to such individual's required minimum rate; or
            ``(B) if there is no rate in the higher grade that 
        satisfies subparagraph (A), a rate equal to such individual's 
        required minimum rate.
    ``(3) The regulations under section 5338 shall include such 
provisions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
subsection in the case of a firefighter who, at the time of promotion, 
is receiving basic pay at a rate saved to such firefighter under 
subchapter VI.''.
    (b) Pay Retention.--Section 5363(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), by inserting 
``or'' after the semicolon in paragraph (4), and by adding after 
paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) who is subject to a reduction or termination of a 
        rate of pay established under section 5504(c)(1);''.

SEC. 6. TRAINING.

    Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term `firefighter' 
means any firefighter within the meaning of section 5504(d)(2) and any 
employee described in section 5504(d)(4).
    ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter who is 
selected and assigned for training under this chapter shall be paid, 
for the period of training, at the rate of basic pay and overtime pay 
normally paid for the regularly scheduled tour of duty of such 
firefighter.''.

SEC. 7. TECHNICIAN BONUSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SUBCHAPTER IV--AWARDS TO FIREFIGHTERS FOR SPECIAL SKILLS AND 
                             CERTIFICATIONS

``Sec. 4531. Definitions
    ``For the purpose of this subchapter--
            ``(1) the term `firefighter' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 4109(d)(1); and
            ``(2) the term `firefighting duties' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 5504.
``Sec. 4532. Award authority
    ``(a) An agency may pay a cash award of up to 5 percent of basic 
pay to a firefighter or other employee who performs firefighting 
duties, if such employee--
            ``(1) is employed in or under such agency; and
            ``(2) makes substantial use of--
                    ``(A) a special skill, such as handling hazardous 
                materials; or
                    ``(B) a certification or license relating to any 
                firefighting duties, such as certification as an 
                emergency medical technician.
    ``(b) Awards under this section shall be paid under regulations 
prescribed by the head of the agency involved or pursuant to the terms 
of any collective bargaining agreement which satisfy the requirements 
of the next sentence. Any such regulations or agreement shall include--
            ``(1) procedures under which any such special skills, 
        certification, or licensure shall be ascertained;
            ``(2) criteria for determining the amount of any award 
        under this subchapter; and
            ``(3) any other provisions which may be necessary to carry 
        out the purposes of this subchapter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 45 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

    ``subchapter iv--awards to firefighters for special skills and 
                             certifications
``4531. Definitions.
``4532. Award authority.''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROVISIONS; REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1995, 
except that subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Transition Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
        instead of the amount which (but for this subsection) would 
        otherwise be payable under any amendment made by section 3(a) 
        or 4, the amount payable under such amendment shall be equal 
        to--
                    (A) the amount which (but for this subsection) 
                would otherwise be so payable, multiplied by
                    (B) the applicable percentage under paragraph (2).
            (2) Applicable percentages.--The applicable percentage 
        under this paragraph is--
                    (A) 85 percent if the amount relates to service 
                performed in fiscal year 1996 or 1997;
                    (B) 90 percent if the amount relates to service 
                performed in fiscal year 1998;
                    (C) 95 percent if the amount relates to service 
                performed in fiscal year 1999; and
                    (D) 100 percent if the amount relates to service 
                performed in fiscal year 2000 or thereafter.
            (3) Computations under former provisions of law not 
        affected.--A computation under subparagraph (A) of section 
        5504(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
        section 3(a)(1), shall not be affected by this subsection.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--No later than June 1, 1995, the Office 
of Personnel Management shall submit a written report to the Congress 
on--
            (1) plans relating to implementing the transition 
        provisions of subsection (b);
            (2) plans relating to funding increases in pay resulting 
        from the enactment of this Act; and
            (3) the need for and feasibility of making any regulatory 
        or legislative modifications in the administration of chapters 
        83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, in order to ensure 
        that no diminution in retirement benefits occurs, by reason of 
        the transition provisions of subsection (b), with respect to 
        any firefighter who separates from service during fiscal years 
        1996 through 2002.

Answer:
Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to provide that, for Federal fire fighters, the annual rate of basic pay shall be calculated on the basis of 26 administrative biweekly work periods of up to 106 hours each.  Prescribes a formula for computing the basic biweekly pay of Federal employees who are not fire fighters but perform fire fighting duties. 
Extends existing biweekly pay period and pay computation requirements to Federal fire fighters and employees in and under the judicial branch.  Removes employees of the District of Columbia government from coverage by such requirements.  Repeals the current exception from such requirements for employees on the Isthmus of Panama in the service of the Panama Canal Commission. 
Requires compensation at time-and-a-half per hour for any hours worked in excess of 106 during a biweekly pay period by fire fighters subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
Prescribes basic rates of pay for fire fighters:  (1) promoted to a supervisory position; and (2) selected and assigned for training. 
Adds certain pay retention rights for Federal firefighters subject to a reduction or termination of a rate of pay established under this Act. 
Authorizes a Federal agency to pay cash awards of up to five percent of basic pay to fire fighters or other employees performing fire fighting duties who make substantial use of:  (1) special skills, such as handling hazardous materials; or (2) a certification or license, such as certification as an emergency medical technician. 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report to the Congress with respect to transition and funding increase plans and regulatory or legislative modifications necessary to prevent diminution in retirement benefits under this Act.