[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5382 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5382

 To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of 
                        the Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2010

  Mrs. Bachmann (for herself and Mr. Cantor) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of 
                        the Federal Government.

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

SECTION 1. PAY FREEZE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of computing compensation for service performed during fiscal 
year 2011 and the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, the rate of salary 
or basic pay for any office or position within the civil service, as 
defined by section 2101 of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed 
to be equal to the rate of salary or basic pay payable for such office 
or position as of September 30, 2010.
    (b) Rule for New Positions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
rate of salary or basic pay payable as of September 30, 2010, for any 
office or position which was not in existence on such date shall be 
deemed to be the rate of salary or basic pay payable to individuals in 
comparable offices or positions on such date.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
considered to apply with respect to any office or position within the 
uniformed services, as defined by section 2101 of title 5, United 
States Code.
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