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,mr4 ,lank=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to  
increase ! maximum am\nt ( a ,volunt>y  
,sep>ation ,inc5tive ,paym5t & to       
include an annual adju/m5t 9 accordance 
) ! ,consum] ,price ,index4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,volunt>y ,sep>ation ,inc5tive ,paym5t  
,adju/m5t ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,volunt>y  
sep>ation inc5tive pay increase  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #cebc ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7b77#c77;,b71 by /rik+       
#be1jjj & ins]t+ #dj1jjj1 z adju/$ 9    
accordance ) subsection 7c72 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,consum]   
price index adju/m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on 
,m>* #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all adju/

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 am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor  
to reflect ! p]c5tage increase betwe5-- 
7,a7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all      
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye>2 &    
7,b7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all      
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! ye> be=e ! prec$+
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"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice
 ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all--  7,a7    
r\nd ! p]c5tage increase to ! ne>e/     
#a_/aj ( #a p]c5t2 &  7,b7 r\nd ! am\nt 
( ! adju/m5t to ! ne>e/ multiple (      
#a1jjj4  4  7b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se     
,section #iijb7;f77#e7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 by /rik+ #be1jjj &
 ins]t+ an am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1
 n to exce$ #dj1jjj1 z adju/$ 9         
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 7i7 ,on
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,def5se %all adju/ ! am\nt "u           

subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 by ! am\nt det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to reflect !    
p]c5tage diff]5ce betwe5--  7,i7 !      
,consum] ,price ,index 7all items2      
,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 publi%$ =    
,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye>2 &  7,,ii7 !    
,consum] ,price ,index 7all items2      
,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 publi%$ =    
,decemb] ( ! ye> be=e ! prec$+ ye>4     
7ii7 ,9 mak+ an adju/m5t "u clause 7i71 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all--  7,i7 r\nd 
! p]c5tage increase to ! ne>e/ #a_/aj ( 
#a p]c5t2 &  7,,ii7 r\nd ! am\nt ( !    
adju/m5t to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #a1jjj4  
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