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This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay
Equity and Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.

(a) In General.--Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''5545a,'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ''or 5545a''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting
''or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under
section 5545a.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115
Stat. 1239).

SEC. 3. SPECIAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN
CERTAIN AREAS.

(a) In General.--Section 404(b)(1) of the Federal Law Enforcement
Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the
matter after the semicolon and inserting the following:

''Area Differential
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Consolidated 24.4%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Consolidated 24.5%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........................ 18.5%
Hartford, CT....................................... 20.3%
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Consolidated 27.1%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 26.1%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD 20.3%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Portland-Salem, OR-WA.............................. 18.5%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................................ 21%
San Diego, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area........ 27.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated 32.03%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA....................... 27.5%
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated 24.3%''.
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to pay for service performed in pay periods beginning on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. SEPARATE PAY, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

(a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall study and submit
to Congress a report which shall contain its findings and
recommendations regarding the need for, and the potential benefits to
be derived from, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and
promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers. In carrying out
this subsection, the Office of Personnel Management shall take into
account the findings and recommendations contained in the September
1993 report of the Office entitled ''A Plan to Establish a New Pay and
Job Evaluation System for Federal Law Enforcement Officers''.
(b) Demonstration Project.--
(1) In general.--If, after completing its report under
subsection (a), the Office of Personnel Management considers it
to be appropriate, the Office shall implement, within 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a demonstration
project to determine whether a separate system for Federal law
enforcement officers (as described in subsection (a)) would
result in improved Federal personnel management.
(2) Applicable provisions.--Any demonstration project under
this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, except
that a project under this subsection shall not be taken into
account for purposes of the numerical limitation under section
4703(d)(2) of such title.
(3) Permanent changes.--Not later than 6 months before the
demonstration project's scheduled termination date, the Office
of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress--
(A) its evaluation of the system tested under the
demonstration project; and
(B) recommendations as to whether or not that
system (or any aspects of that system) should be
continued or extended to other Federal law enforcement
officers.
(c) Federal Law Enforcement Officer Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ''Federal law enforcement officer'' means a law
enforcement officer as defined by section 8331 or 8401 of title 5,
United States Code, and, subsection (b)(2) notwithstanding, includes
any such officer serving in or under the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Student:
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act - Excludes availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from premium pay limitations.Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase the Federal special pay differential for Federal law enforcement officers employed in specified metropolitan statistical areas.Requires a study by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the need for, and potential benefits of, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers (including officers serving in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Authorizes OPM to implement a demonstration project for such a system.