,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjag,mrs4 ,dem+s 7= h]self & ,ms4      
,plaskett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
an increase 9 premium pay = c]ta9       
employees ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t
 ,ag5cy dur+ fiscal ye>s #bjag & #bjah1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,response  
,work=ce ,flexibility ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,premium pay exception = ,,fema        
employees  7a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$       
employee ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$    
employee means any employee ( ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy :o1 dur+ any 
( fiscal ye>s #bjag or #bjah1 p]=ms     
duties directly relat$ to1 or 9 support 
(1 disa/] prep>ation1 response1 &       
recov]y ef=ts4  7b7 ,exception =        
limitation on premium pay ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 dur+ fiscal ye>s   
#bjag & #bjah1 section #eedg7;a7 ( title

 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply  
to any cov]$ employee to ! ext5t t its  
application w\ld prev5t ! cov]$ employee
 f receiv+ premium pay1 except t su*    
premium pay %all n be payable to a cov]$
 employee to ! ext5t t ! aggregate ( !  
cov]$ employee's basic & premium pay = !
 ye> w\ld exce$ ! rate ( basic pay      
payable = a position at level ,,ii ( !  
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecac (   
su* title4  7c7 ,treatm5t ( additional  
pay ,if subsection 7b7 results 9 !      
paym5t ( additional premium pay to a    
cov]$ employee ( a type t is normally   
cr$itable z basic pay = retirem5t or any
 o!r purpose1 t additional pay %all n-- 
7#a7 be consid]$ to be basic pay ( !    
cov]$ employee = any purpose2 or  7#b7  
be us$ 9 comput+ a lump-sum paym5t to ! 
cov]$ employee = accumulat$ & accru$    
annual leave "u section #eeea or section
 #eeeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7d7 ,aggregate limit ,) respect to !    
application ( section #ecjg ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! paym5t ( any     

additional premium pay to a cov]$       
employee z a result ( subsection 7b7    
%all n be c\nt$ z "p ( ! aggregate      
comp5sation ( ! cov]$ employee4  7e7    
,effective date ,?is section %all take  
effect z if enact$ on ,octob] #a1 #bjaf4