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Problem:SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATES OF BASIC PAY ALLOWABLE.

(a) For Members of the Senior Executive Service.--Section 5382(b)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''level IV'' and
inserting ''level II''.
(b) For Positions Covered by Section 5376.--Section 5376(b)(1)(B)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''level IV'' and
inserting ''level II''.
(c) For Contract Appeals Board Members.--Section 5372a(b)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''level IV'' and
inserting ''level II''.
(d) For Positions Covered by Section 5373.--Section 5373 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''level IV'' and
inserting ''level II''.
(e) For Positions Covered by Section 5306.--Section 5306 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''level V'' and inserting
''level II''.

SEC. 2. MODIFIED LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN CASH PAYMENTS.

(a) Limitation on Locality-Based Comparability Payments for Senior-
Level Positions.--Section 5304(g)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''level III of the Executive Schedule'' and
inserting ''the annual rate of salary under section 104 of title 3''.
(b) Limitation on Differentials and Other Cash Payments for Senior-
Level Positions.--
(1) In general.--Section 5307 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:
''(b)(1) In the case of an employee under paragraph (2)--
''(A) subsection (a) shall be applied--
''(i) by substituting 'the annual rate of salary
under section 104 of title 3' for 'the annual rate of
basic pay payable for level I of the Executive
Schedule' in paragraph (1); and
''(ii) by substituting '(other than section 5755)'
for '(other than section 5753, 5754, or 5755)' in
paragraph (2)(B); and
''(B) subsection (c) shall not be applicable.
''(2) This subsection applies with respect to any employee who--
''(A) is a member of the Senior Executive Service;
''(B) is a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service;
''(C) holds a position that is subject to section 5372a
(relating to contract appeals board members);
''(D) holds a position that is subject to section 5376
(relating to certain senior-level positions); or
''(E) holds the position of an examiner-in-chief or
designated examiner-in-chief in the Patent and Trademark
Office, Department of Commerce.''.
(2) Conforming Amendments.--(A) Section 5307(d) of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is further
amended by striking ''subsection (b)'' each place it appears
and inserting ''subsection (c)''.
(B) Sections 3152 and 5383(b) of title 5, United States
Code, are amended by striking ''5307'' and inserting
''5307(b)''.

SEC. 3. EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF AND DESIGNATED EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF IN THE
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

(a) Basic Pay.--
(1) Examiners-in-chief.--Section 3(c) of title 35, United
States Code, is amended by striking ''the maximum scheduled
rate provided for positions in grade 17 of the General Schedule
of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended'' and inserting
''the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive
Schedule''.
(2) Designated examiners-in-chief.--Section 7(c) of title
35, United States Code, is amended by striking ''the maximum
rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-16 of the General
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5'' and inserting ''the
rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive
Schedule''.
(b) Locality-Based Comparability Payments.--Paragraph (1) of
section 5304(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
''and'' at the end of subparagraph (E), by redesignating subparagraph
(F) as subparagraph (G), and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
''(F) a position specified in section 5102(c)(23) (relating
to examiners-in-chief and designated examiners-in-chief in the
Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce); and''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--(1)(A) Section 5304(g)(2)(A) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ''(A)-(E)'' and inserting
''(A)-(F)''.
(B) Section 5304(h)(2)(B)(i) of section 5304 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ''(A) through (E)'' and inserting
''(A) through (F)''.
(2)(A) Section 5304(g)(2)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''(h)(1)(F)'' and inserting ''(h)(1)(G)''.
(B) Section 5304(h)(2)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ''paragraph
(1)(G)''.
Solution:
Prohibits the pay of such senior-level positions, after locality-based comparability payments, from exceeding the annual salary of the Vice President. Prohibits cash payments to the following Federal employees in a calendar year to the extent that, when added to basic pay, such amount would exceed the annual basic pay under level I of the Executive Schedule: (1) a member of the SES; (2) a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration SES; (3) contract appeals board members; (4) certain senior-level positions; and (5) examiner-in-chief or designated examiner-in-chief in the Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
Provides, with respect to such examiners and designated examiners: (1) an increase in the maximum pay rate to Level II of the Executive Schedule; and (2) authorized locality-based comparability payments.