,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #efb #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ahhh ,report ,no4 #aae-ccj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bh1 #bjag,mr4 ,lankford introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,september #d1 #bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to increase the maximum amount of a ,voluntary ,separation ,incentive ,payment and to include an annual adjustment in accordance with the ,consumer ,price ,index4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,voluntary ,separation ,incentive ,payment ,adjustment ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,voluntary separation incentive pay increase 7a7 ,in general ,section #cebc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,b71 by striking #be1jjj and inserting #dj1jjj1 as adjusted in accordance with subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,consumer price index adjustment 7#a7 ,in general ,on ,march #a of each year1 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall adjust the amount under subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 by the amount determined by the ,secretary of ,labor to reflect the percentage increase between-- 7,a7 the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all items2 ,united ,states city average7 published for ,december of the preceding year2 and 7,b7 the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all items2 ,united ,states city average7 published for ,december of the year before the preceding year4 7#b7 ,rounding ,in making an adjustment under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall-- 7,a7 round the percentage increase to the nearest #a_/aj of #a percent2 and 7,b7 round the amount of the adjustment to the nearest multiple of #a1jjj4 4 7b7 ,department of ,defense ,section #iijb7;f77#e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking #be1jjj and inserting an amount determined by the ,secretary1 not to exceed #dj1jjj1 as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph 7,d72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 7i7 ,on ,march #a of each year1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall adjust the amount under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 by the amount determined by the ,secretary of ,labor to reflect the percentage difference between-- 7,i7 the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all items2 ,united ,states city average7 published for ,december of the preceding year2 and 7,,ii7 the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all items2 ,united ,states city average7 published for ,december of the year before the preceding year4 7ii7 ,in making an adjustment under clause 7i71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,i7 round the percentage increase to the nearest #a_/aj of #a percent2 and 7,,ii7 round the amount of the adjustment to the nearest multiple of #a1jjj4 4 #c4 ,retirement-creditable basic pay 7a7 ,definition of basic pay ,clause 7ii7 of ,section #hcca7c77;,e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7ii7 received after ,september #aa1 #bjja1 by a ,federal air marshal or criminal investigator 7as defined in section #eede;a7a77#b77 of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 subject to all restrictions and earning limitations imposed on criminal investigators receiving such pay under section #eede;a1 including the premium pay limitations under section #eedg2 4 7b7 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act exemption ,section #ac of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#af7-- 7,a7 by striking is paid and inserting is entitled to2 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 or a ,federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration who is entitled to availability pay as described in section #hcca7c77;,e77ii7 of such title 7where entitlement is determined before the application of any premium pay limitation7 before the semicolon2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#cj7-- 7,a7 by striking is paid and inserting is entitled to2 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 or a ,federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration who is entitled to availability pay as described in section #hcca7c77;,e77ii7 of such title 7where entitlement is determined before the application of any premium pay limitation7 before the period4 7c7 ,effective date2 applicability 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 this section1 and the amendments made by this section1 shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period commencing on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,retroactive application 7,a7 ,in general ,any availability pay received for any pay period commencing before the date of enactment of this ,act by a ,federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall be deemed basic pay under section #hcca7c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the ,transportation ,security ,administration treated such pay as retirement-creditable basic pay1 but the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 based on an interpretation of section #hcca7c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 did not accept such pay as retirement-creditable basic pay4 7,b7 ,implementation ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall commence taking such actions as are necessary to implement the amendments made by this section with respect to availability pay deemed to be basic pay under subparagraph 7,a74 ,september #d1 #bjah,reported with an amendment