I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 556
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2005
Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Turner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Issa, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Towns, Mr. Israel, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Platts, Mr. Souder, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hall, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Shays, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clay, Ms. Watson, Mr. Langevin, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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.
Adjusted differentials
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:
| Area | Differential |
| Atlanta Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 16.82% |
| Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT–RI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 24.42% |
| Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL–IN–WI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 25.68% |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH–KY–IN Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 21.47% |
| Cleveland Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 17.83% |
| Columbus Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 16.90% |
| Dallas Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 18.51% |
| Dayton Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 15.97% |
| Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 22.78% |
| Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 25.61% |
| Hartford, CT Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 24.47% |
| Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 30.39% |
| Huntsville Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 13.29% |
| Indianapolis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 13.38% |
| Kansas City Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14.11% |
| Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 27.25% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 21.75% |
| Milwaukee Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 17.45% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 20.27% |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 27.17% |
| Orlando, FL Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14.22% |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA–NJ–DE–MD Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 21.03% |
| Pittsburgh Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14.89% |
| Portland-Salem, OR–WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 20.96% |
| Richmond Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 16.46% |
| Sacramento-Yolo, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 20.77% |
| San Diego, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 22.13% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 32.98% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 21.18% |
| St. Louis Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14.69% |
| Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 19.48% |
| Rest of United States Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14.19% |
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Special rules
For purposes of the provision of law amended by subsection (a)—
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
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.
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a)—
shall take effect as if included in the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 on the date of the enactment of such Act; and
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.
Limitation on premium pay
In general
Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking 5545a,
;
in subsection (c), by striking or 5545a
; and
in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under section 5545a.
.
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).