[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2375 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2375

    To provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees in 
              Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2007

Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy, and 
Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees in 
              Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

    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 ``Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island Federal Worker Fairness Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. WAGE PARITY FOR CERTAIN PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES IN 
              SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of determining the rate of pay for 
any prevailing rate employee working in the Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
Island Wage Area, the wage schedule and rates to be used shall be the 
same as if such employee were instead working in the Boston, 
Massachusetts Wage Area.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``prevailing rate employee'' has the meaning 
        given such term by section 5342 of title 5, United States Code; 
        and
            (2) the term ``wage area'' refers to a wage area under 
        section 5343 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
any regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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