[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1339 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1339

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2003

Mr. Breaux (for himself and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental 
                                Affairs

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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)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
        overtime pay shall be as provided in subparagraph (B) for an 
        employee of the National Weather Service--
                    ``(i) who occupies a nonmanagerial position in GS-
                14 or under; and
                    ``(ii) as determined by the Secretary of Commerce, 
                whose position involves--
                            ``(I) duties that 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; and
                            ``(II) overtime work that is usually 
                        unscheduled due to the vicissitudes of severe 
                        weather and is therefore unusually taxing.
            ``(B) 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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