,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4
 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,ms4        
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide for a pay increase in #bjai 
for certain civilian employees of the   
,federal ,government1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,civilian  
,workforce ,pay ,raise ,fairness ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,pay increase for certain  
,federal ,government employees in #bjai 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section--     
7#a7 the term career appointee has the  
meaning given the term in section       
#cacb7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code2  7#b7 the term excepted service  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #bajc of title #e1 ,united      

,states ,code2  7#c7 the term           
,,fbi-,,dea ,senior ,executive ,service 
means the personnel system described in 
section #caea7;a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code2 and  7#d7 the term       
statutory pay system has the meaning    
given the term in section #ecjb of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7        
,statutory pay systems ,for calendar    
year #bjai1 the percentage adjustment   
under section #ecjc of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 in the rates of basic   
pay under the statutory pay systems     
shall be #b4f percent4  7c7 ,prevailing 
rate employees ,notwithstanding the wage
 survey requirements under section      
#ecdc7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 for fiscal year #bjai1 the rates 
of basic pay 7as in effect on ,september
 #cj1 #bjah1 under section #ecdc7;a7 of 
that title7 for prevailing rate         
employees in each wage area and the     
rates of basic pay under sections #ecdh 
and #ecdi of that title shall be        
increased by #b4f percent4  7d7 ,senior 

,executive ,service career appointees   
,for calendar year #bjai1 the rate of   
basic pay for any career appointee and  
for any career position in the          
,,fbi-,,dea ,senior ,executive ,service 
shall be the rate of pay in effect for  
the position on ,december #ca1 #bjah1   
increased by #b4f percent4  7e7         
,senior-,level and ,scientific and      
,professional positions ,for calendar   
year #bjai1 the rate of basic pay for   
any position to which section #ecgf of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 applies
 shall be the rate of pay in effect for 
the position on ,december #ca1 #bjah1   
increased by #b4f percent4  7f7         
,excepted service ,for calendar year    
#bjai1 the rate of basic pay for any    
position in the excepted service shall  
be the rate of pay in effect for the    
position on ,december #ca1 #bjah1       
increased by #b4f percent4  7g7         
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
adjustments in pay made under this ,act 
shall apply beginning on the date of    

enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,other    
adjustments permitted2 limits ,nothing  
in this ,act may be construed to-- 7,a7 
limit any other increase1 including an  
allowance1 a performance award1 or a    
bonus1 otherwise permitted under law to 
any rate of pay adjusted under this     
,act2 or  7,b7 waive any provision of   
law1 rule1 or regulation1 including     
section #ecjg of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 limiting total aggregate 
pay4