3.0.0 6516 2021-06-07T20:05:15Z 2021-06-07T20:05:15Z House H HR 2008-07-16 110 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-23T21:01:38Z Referred to 2008-07-16T14:01:10Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-16T14:01:15Z Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 110 3013 S 2008-10-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-23 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2008-07-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2008-07-16 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-07-16 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2008-07-29 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Annuities Armed Forces and National Security Civil service retirement Cost of living adjustments Department of Veterans Affairs Economics and Public Finance Federal employees Government trust funds Health Labor and Employment Law Medical personnel Northern Mariana Islands Office of Personnel Management Puerto Rico Salaries Territories (U.S.) Veterans' medical care Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-07-16 Introduced in House 2008-10-10T16:53:06Z Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 or the Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 - Revises federal employee locality-based comparability payments provisions to include U.S. territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, within a pay locality. Revises the calculation of allowances based on living costs and conditions of environment for pay of employees stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska to apply it only to areas designated as of December 31, 2008. Provides a formula for adjustment of such rate using a transition schedule for calendar years 2009-2011.

Requires adjustment of special rates of pay in such areas in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for VA personnel. Allows a temporarily raised limitation on the amount of special rates during the transition period.

Expresses the sense of Congress that application of this Act to an employee should not result in a decrease in take home pay.

Defines as covered employees for purposes of this Act those who are or will be eligible for a cost-of-living allowance (COLA).

Allows an employee subject to this Act's transition schedule and who retires from service during the period from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2011, to elect to have the COLA paid during that period considered as basic pay for purposes of annuity computation.

Provides procedures for employees to make an irrevocable election to be covered by this Act.

]]> Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Display Title Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 Introduced in House 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6516ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6516ih.xml 2008-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.