[House Document 117-140]
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117th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-140


 
 PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CIVILIAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE GENERAL 
                 SCHEDULE AND CERTAIN OTHER PAY SYSTEMS

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CIVILIAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE GENERAL 
 SCHEDULE AND CERTAIN OTHER PAY SYSTEMS IN JANUARY 2023, PURSUANT TO 5 
  U.S.C. 5304a(a); PUBLIC LAW 101-509, TITLE I, SEC. 101(a)(1); (104 
    STAT. 1436) AND 5 U.S.C. 5303(b)(1)(A); PUBLIC LAW 89-554, SEC. 
 5303(b)(1)(A) (AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC LAW 101-509, SEC. 529); (104 STAT 
                                 1430)

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 September 2, 2022.--Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
                       and ordered to be printed
                       
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                                           The White House,
                                       Washington, August 31, 2022.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: I am transmitting an alternative plan 
for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by 
the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 
2023.
    Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement 
alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal 
employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay 
systems if, because of ``national emergency or serious economic 
conditions affecting the general welfare,'' I view the 
increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate.
    Accordingly, I have determined that it is appropriate to 
exercise my authority to set alternative pay adjustments for 
2023 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5303(b) and 5 U.S.C. 5304a.
    Specifically, I have determined that for 2023, the across-
the-board base pay increase will be 4.1 percent and locality 
pay increases will average 0.5 percent, resulting in an overall 
average increase of 4.6 percent for civilian Federal employees, 
consistent with the assumption in my 2023 Budget.
    Federal agencies have witnessed growing recruitment and 
retention challenges with Federal positions experiencing eroded 
compensation. Multiple years of lower pay raises for Federal 
civilian employees than called for under regular law have 
resulted in a substantial pay gap for Federal employees 
compared to the private sector. The American people rely on 
Federal agencies being managed and staffed by skilled, 
talented, and engaged employees, including those possessing 
critical skills sets, which requires keeping Federal pay 
competitive. This alternative pay plan decision will allow the 
Federal Government to better compete in the labor market to 
attract and retain a well-qualified Federal workforce.
    The adjustment described above shall take effect on the 
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
after January 1, 2023.
            Sincerely,
                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

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