[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1764 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1764

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
    overtime pay for National Weather Service employees who perform 
            essential services during severe weather events.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2003

   Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
    overtime pay for National Weather Service employees who perform 
            essential services during severe weather events.

    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:
            ``(6) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 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 critical 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(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the period and inserting ``, or to 
any employee of the National Weather Service who occupies a position 
described in section 5542(a)(6).''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to service 
performed on or after 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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