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,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase ! rates ( pay 
"u ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule & o!r /atutory pay  
sy/ems & = prevail+ rate employees by   
#c4f p]c5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al 
,adju/m5t ( ,income ,rates ,act ( #bjai 
or ! ,,fair ,act4  #b4 ,adju/m5t to     
rates ( pay  7a7 ,/atutory pay sy/ems ,!
 adju/m5t 9 rates ( basic pay =         
employees "u ! /atutory pay sy/ems 7z   
def9$ 9 section #ecjb ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code7 t takes effect 9 fiscal  
ye> #bjbj "u section #ecjc ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be an increase
 ( #c4f p]c5t1 & su* adju/m5ts %all be  

effective z ( ! fir/ day ( ! fir/       
applicable pay p]iod beg9n+ on or aft]  
,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,prevail+ rate  
employees ,! adju/m5t 9 rates ( basic   
pay = ! /atutory pay sy/ems t take place
 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj "u sections #ecdd & 
#ecdh ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
%all be equal to ! p]c5tage adju/m5t    
receiv$ by employees 9 ! same location  
^: rates ( basic pay are adju/$ pursuant
 to ! /atutory pay sy/ems "u subsection 
7a7 ( ?is section & #ecjd ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,prevail+ rate     
employees at locations :]e !re are no   
employees ^: pay is increas$ pursuant to
 sections #ecjc & #ecjd ( title #e &    
prevail+ rate employees describ$ 9      
section #ecdc7;a77#e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 %all be consid]$ to be   
locat$ 9 ! pay locality designat$ z ,re/
 ( ,,u pursuant to section #ecjd ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = purposes (  
?is subsection4