[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1240 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1240

To amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
                   pay for administrative law judges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 1997

 Mr. Gekas (for himself and Mr. Gilman) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
                   pay for administrative law judges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.

    (a) In General.--Section 5372 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) Any reference in this section to the rate of basic pay for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule shall be considered a reference to 
the greater of--
            ``(A) the rate of basic pay then currently in effect under 
        section 5315; or
            ``(B) the rate of basic pay in effect under section 5315 on 
        the effective date of this subsection, as adjusted under 
        paragraph (2).
    ``(2) Each time that rates of pay for the General Schedule are 
adjusted, whether under section 5303 or another provision of law in 
lieu thereof, the rate under paragraph (1)(B) (as last adjusted under 
this paragraph) shall be adjusted by the same percentage, and as of the 
same date, as are the rates of pay for the General Schedule.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 5372 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `administrative law judge' means an 
        administrative law judge appointed under section 3105; and
            ``(2) the term `the rate of basic pay for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule' is used as described in subsection (c).''.
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