[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1786 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1786

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees 
  stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area 
cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of 
                     the Northern Mariana Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees 
  stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area 
cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of 
                     the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

SECTION 1. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR EMPLOYEES STATIONED IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) In General.--Section 5941 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) An employee stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the 
same allowance under subsection (a) as if stationed in Guam or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as of the first day of the first fiscal year beginning at 
least 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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