,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aacg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on  
,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = an    
#h4g p]c5t r$uction 9 ! annual rate (   
basic pay = c]ta9 employees1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,acc\ntability 9  
,decisions = ,progress ,act or ! ,,paid 
= ,progress ,act4  #b4 ,initial pay     
decrease  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 = any cov]$ employee   
occupy+ a position )9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 or a cov]$ ent]prise on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act t has an annual rate
 ( basic pay great] ?an #ajj1jjj1 su*   
rate ( basic pay %all be r$uc$ by #h4g  

p]c5t4  7b7 ,effective dates  7#a7      
,f$]al employees ,9 ! case ( a ,f$]al   
employee1 subsection 7a7 %all be        
effective ) respect to ! fir/ pay p]iod 
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,memb]s ( ,congress2 !      
,presid5t ,9 ! case ( a ,memb] (        
,congress or ! ,presid5t1 subsection 7a7
 %all apply ) respect to ! fir/ pay     
p]iod beg9n+ on or aft] ! comm5cem5t    
date ( ! fir/ t]m = :i* su* ,memb] or ! 
,presid5t is elect$ t beg9s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,real m$ian 
h\sehold income adju/m5ts  7a7 ,p]iodic 
pay adju/m5ts ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 = any cov]$ employee ) an annual
 rate ( basic pay great] ?an #ajj1jjj on
 ! date ( application 9 subsection 7c71 
su* rate ( basic pay %all be adju/$ by !
 rate ( ! p]c5t *ange 9 ! real m$ian    
h\sehold income1 pursuant to !          
calculation 9 subsection 7b74  7b7      
,calculation ( adju/m5t  7#a7 ,f$]al    
employees ,9 ! case ( a ,f$]al employee1
 ! adju/m5t 9 subsection 7a7 %all be a  

p]c5t equal to ! p]c5t diff]5ce betwe5 !
 real m$ian h\sehold income 9 ! mo/     
rec5t publication su* income & ! real   
m$ian h\sehold income 9 ! previ\s       
publication4  7#b7 ,memb] ( ,congress2 !
 ,presid5t ,9 ! case ( a ,memb] (       
,congress or ! ,presid5t1 ! adju/m5t 9  
subsection 7a7 %all be a p]c5t equal to 
! p]c5t diff]5ce betwe5 ! real m$ian    
h\sehold income 9 ! mo/ rec5t           
publication su* income & ! real m$ian   
h\sehold income 9 ! fir/ publication    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 
,date ( application  7#a7 ,f$]al        
employees ,9 ! case ( a ,f$]al employee1
 ! adju/m5t 9 subsection 7a7 %all be    
p]iodically appli$ beg9n+ ) ! fir/ pay  
p]iod beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ea* annual   
publication ( ! real m$ian h\sehold     
income4  7#b7 ,memb] ( ,congress2 !     
,presid5t ,9 ! case ( a ,memb] (        
,congress or ! ,presid5t1 ! adju/m5t 9  
subsection 7a7 %all be appli$ ) respect 
to ! fir/ pay p]iod beg9n+ on or aft] ! 
comm5cem5t date ( ea* t]m aft] su* date 

( publication = :i* su* ,memb] or !     
,presid5t is elect$4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m  
cov]$ employee means a ,f$]al employee1 
a ,memb] ( ,congress1 & ! ,presid5t4    
7#b7 ,cov]$ ent]prise ,! t]m cov]$      
ent]prise means ! ,f$]al ,national      
,mortgage ,association & any affiliate  
!re( dur+ any p]iod t ! ent]prise is    
f$]ally *>t]$ "u ! ,f$]al ,national     
,mortgage ,association ,*>t] ,act 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #agaf et seq47 & ! ,f$]al     
,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation & any
 affiliate !re( dur+ any p]iod t !      
ent]prise is f$]ally *>t]$ "u ! ,f$]al  
,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation ,act 
7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #adea et seq474  7#c7    
,f$]al employee ,! t]m ,f$]al employee  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m employee 9       
section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 & includes a director1 (fic]1 or 
employee ( a cov]$ ent]prise4  7#d7     
,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] (      
,congress has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #bajf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 

,code4  7#e7 ,real m$ian h\sehold income
 ,! t]m real m$ian h\sehold income means
 ! real m$ian h\sehold income ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( !      
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