110 HR 1786 IH: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1786 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 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.

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.