[House Document 117-57]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




117th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-57
 
AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CIVILIAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
   COVERED BY THE GENERAL SCHEDULE AND CERTAIN OTHER PAY SYSTEMS IN 
                              JANUARY 2022

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CIVILIAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
COVERED BY THE GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER PAY SYSTEMS IN JANUARY 2022, 
      PURSUANT TO 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) AND 5 U.S.C 5304a(a); PUBLIC LAW 101-509, TITLE I, SEC. 
                      101(a)(1); (104 STAT. 1436)








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August 31, 2021.--Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                                           The White House,
                                       Washington, August 27, 2021.
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 
2022.
    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 
2022 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5303(b) and 5 U.S.C. 5304a.
    Specifically, I have determined that for 2022, the across-
the-board base pay increase will be 2.2 percent and locality 
pay increases will average 0.5 percent, resulting in an overall 
average increase of 2.7 percent for civilian Federal employees, 
consistent with the assumption in my 2022 Budget. This 
alternative pay plan decision will not materially affect our 
ability 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, 2022.
            Sincerely,
                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

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