[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2987 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2987

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
   overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing 
    essential services during severe weather events, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1997

  Mr. Davis of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Kucinich) 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 provide for appropriate 
   overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing 
    essential services during severe weather events, 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. OVERTIME RATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 5542(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
        subsection, for an employee of the National Weather Service who 
        occupies a nonmanagerial position in GS-14 or under and, as 
        determined by the Secretary of Commerce--
                    ``(A) the duties of which are essential to the 
                immediate daily operation of the forecast and warning 
                responsibilities of the National Weather Service and 
                directly affect public and aviation safety;
                    ``(B) in which overtime work is usually unscheduled 
                due to the vicissitudes of severe weather; and
                    ``(C) in which overtime work is therefore unusually 
                taxing;
        the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to one and 
        one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay of the employee, 
        and all that amount is premium pay.''.
    (b) Exemption From Limitation.--Section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking ``title.'' 
and inserting ``title, or to any employee of the National Weather 
Service who occupies a position described in section 5542(a)(5) of this 
title.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 
after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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