I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2011 Mr. King of New York (for himself, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Holt, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Ruppersberger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Equality Act.

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Adjusted differentials

(a)

In General

Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the matter after follows: and inserting the following: AreaDifferential Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA–AL, CSA35.99% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA–RI–NH, CSA, plus Barnstable County, MA, and Berwick, Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick, and York towns in York County, ME44.42% Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY, CSA30.66% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL–IN–WI, CSA42.73% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH–KY–IN, CSA25.44% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH, CSA32.71% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH, CSA28.02% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, CSA 36.81% Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH, CSA24.84% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO, CSA, plus the Ft. Collins-Loveland, CO, MSA 35.98% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI, CSA, plus Lenawee County, MI37.92% Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT, CSA, plus the Springfield, MA, MSA and New London County, CT40.50% Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, CSA40.66% Huntsville-Decatur, AL, CSA32.54% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN, CSA, plus Grant County, IN24.27% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA, CSA, plus the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA, MSA and Edwards Air Force Base, CA43.90% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, MSA, plus Monroe County, FL35.55% Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI, CSA30.53% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN–WI, CSA33.29% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA, CSA, plus Monroe County, PA, and Warren County, NJ50.28% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD, CSA, plus Kent County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, and Cape May County, NJ36.76% Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, MSA34.81% Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA, CSA28.84% Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR–WA, MSA, plus Marion County, OR, and Polk County, OR33.56% Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC, CSA, plus the Fayetteville, NC, MSA, the Goldsboro, NC, MSA, and the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, NC25.23% Richmond, VA, MSA25.92% Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA–NV, CSA, plus Carson City, NV39.35% San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA, MSA43.49% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA, CSA, plus the Salinas, CA, MSA and San Joaquin County, CA59.65% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA, CSA, plus Whatcom County, WA39.35% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV, CSA, plus the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD–WV, MSA, the York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA, CSA, and King George County, VA53.94% Rest of the United States (RUS)23.40% . (b)

Special Rules

For purposes of the provision of law amended by subsection (a)— (1)the counties of Providence, Kent, Washington, Bristol, and Newport, RI, the counties of York and Cumberland, ME, and the city of Concord, NH, shall be treated as if located in the Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT–RI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and (2)members of the Capitol Police shall be considered to be law enforcement officers within the meaning of section 402 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990. (c)

Effective Date

The amendment made by subsection (a)— (1)shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990; and (2)shall be effective only with respect to pay for service performed in pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subsection (b) shall be applied in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

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Limitation on premium pay

(a)

In General

Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking 5545a,; (2)in subsection (c), by striking or 5545a; and (3)in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under section 5545a.. (b)

Effective Date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1239).