[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3302 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3302

  To establish the Capitol Telephone Exchange Board and to grant the 
 Board the authority to establish employment policies for employees of 
 the United States Capitol telephone exchange, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2001

  Mr. Hoyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the Capitol Telephone Exchange Board and to grant the 
 Board the authority to establish employment policies for employees of 
 the United States Capitol telephone exchange, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Telephone Exchange 
Administrative Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. CAPITOL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Capitol 
Telephone Exchange Board (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Board''), consisting of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
and the Chief of the United States Capitol Police.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall establish policies 
        governing the terms and conditions of employment for employees 
        of the United States Capitol telephone exchange, including 
        policies governing--
                    (A) the duties and responsibilities of employees;
                    (B) the rates of pay for employees; and
                    (C) benefits for employees.
            (2) Unified payroll administration.--The Board shall 
        provide (by contract or otherwise) for unified payroll 
        administration by a single disbursing authority for the 
        employees of the United States Capitol telephone exchange.
    (c) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--With the prior approval of the Committee 
        on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Board 
        shall promulgate such regulations as it considers necessary to 
        carry out its duties under this Act.
            (2) No reduction in rate of pay for current employees.--The 
        rate of pay of any employee of the United States Capitol 
        telephone exchange under the first salary regulation 
        promulgated by the Board may not be less than the employee's 
        rate of pay for the most recent pay period prior to the 
        promulgation of the regulation (unless the employee does not 
        remain in the same position).

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.
                                 <all>