[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2541 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2541

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority under 
 which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 1997

  Mrs. Morella (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                          Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority under 
 which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2000''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2002''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (j)(2)(A) by striking ``1997'' and 
        inserting ``2000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the Federal Physicians 
Comparability Allowance Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amended by 
striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2002''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE PAYABLE.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 5948(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting 
``$30,000''.
    (b) Authority to Modify Existing Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Any service agreement under section 5948 
        of title 5, United States Code, which is in effect on September 
        30, 1997, may, with respect to any period of service remaining 
        in such agreement, be modified based on the amendment made by 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Limitation.--A modification taking effect under this 
        subsection in any year shall not cause an allowance to be 
        increased to a rate which, if applied throughout such year, 
        would cause the limitation under section 5948(a)(2) of such 
        title (as amended by this section), or any other applicable 
        limitation, to be exceeded.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be considered 
to authorize additional or supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year in which occurs the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PHYSICIANS COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCE TO BE TREATED AS PART OF 
              BASIC PAY FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES.

    (a) Definition of Basic Pay.--Paragraph (3) of section 8331 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (E) by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
                    ``(F) with respect to a Government physician 
                (within the meaning of section 5948), an allowance paid 
                under such section;''; and
            (4) in the matter following subparagraph (F) (as added by 
        paragraph (3)) by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E), and 
        (F)''.
    (b) Repeal.--Paragraph (1) of section 5948(h) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``chapter 81, 83, or 87'' and 
inserting ``chapter 81 or 87''.
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