,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ghb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ri*mond introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase ! rates (
 pay "u ! /atutory pay sy/ems & =       
prevail+ rate employees by #a4i p]c5t1  
to provide a h>d%ip bonus = ,f$]al      
employees affect$ by ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n 
beg9n+ on ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,employees          
,comp5sation ,act4  #b4 ,adju/m5ts to   
pay = #bjai  7a7 ,/atutory pay sy/ems ,=
 cal5d> ye> #bjai1 ! p]c5tage adju/m5t  
"u section #ecjc ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 9 ! rates ( basic pay "u !
 /atutory pay sy/ems 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ecjb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7  
%all be #a4i p]c5t4  7b7 ,prevail+ rate 
employees ,not)/&+ ! wage survey        
requirem5ts "u section #ecdc7;b7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = fiscal ye>  
#bjai1 ! rates ( basic pay 7z 9 effect  

on ! la/ day ( fiscal ye> #bjag "u      
section #ecdc7;a7 ( su* title7 =        
prevail+ rate employees 9 ea* wage area 
& ! rates ( basic pay "u sections #ecdh 
& #ecdi ( su* title %all be increas$ by 
#a4i p]c5t4  7c7 ,adju/m5t to locality  
pay ,= cal5d> ye> #bjai1 ! p]c5tage     
adju/m5t "u section #ecjd ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be an increase
 ( #a4i p]c5t4  7d7 ,application        
,subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 %all be    
deem$ to h tak5 effect on ,janu>y #a1   
#bjai4  #c4 ,h>d%ip bonus = ,f$]al      
employees = ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 %utd[n 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any employee ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t t is furl\gh$ or       
except$ f furl\gh & work+ )\t pay dur+ !
 lapse 9 appropriations beg9n+ on or    
ab\t ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 %all receive a
 "o-"t bonus ( #ejj4  7b7 ,application  
,a bonus "u subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all  
be paid on ! same date t ! employee     
receives pay pursuant to section        
#acda7;c7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code2  7#b7 %all be subject to any     

applicable limitation on total aggregate
 pay1 includ+ section #ecjg ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#c7 is n "p ( !
 basic pay ( an employee = any purpose4