[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3282 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3282

To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area 
   cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United 
   States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2011

 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 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area 
   cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United 
   States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT REGARDING LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS IN 
              AMERICAN SAMOA.

    Section 1005(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' in the 
        first sentence and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (2), 
        for purposes of applying subtitle B of title XIX of division A 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
        (Public Law 111-84) and any amendments made by such subtitle, 
        officers and employees of the Postal Service whose duty station 
        is within American Samoa, other than employees covered by 
        section 1003 (b) and (c), shall be entitled to the same 
        allowance provided to officers and employees of the Postal 
        Service in other non-foreign areas, including Guam, pursuant to 
        section 5304 of title 5.
            ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply for purposes of 
        determining any amount payable for service performed in any pay 
        period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
        paragraph.''.
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