,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,cr5%aw 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 &    
,mr4 ,van ,drew7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to create
 a special pay inc5tive = ,cu/oms &     
,bord] ,protection law en=cem5t (fic]s1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,cu/oms & ,bord]   
,protection ,crisis ,h>d%ip & ,inc5tive 
,pay ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t &   
eligibility ( h>d%ip inc5tive pay       
program  7a7 ,eligibility ,"u           
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security1 a cov]$ employee %all
 be paid special pay "u subsection 7b7 (
 ?is section = any day or portion ( a   
day 9 :i* ! cov]$ employee-- 7#a7 0 on  
duty along a bord] 9 :i* an av]age ( m  
?an #a1jjj ali5s 7 enc\nt]$ p] day ov] a
 mon? long p]iod2  7#b7 0 on duty 9 a   
sector 9 :i* m ?an #bej ali5s 7 enc\nt]$
 p] day2  7#c7 0 on duty 9 a sector 9   

:i* ! cov]$ employee 0 subject to !     
?reat ( physical h>m or imm95t dang] on 
! basis ( arm$ c>tel pres5ce2 or  7#d7 0
 on duty 9 a sector 9 :i* f5tanyl 0     
enc\nt]$4  7b7 ,special pay am\nt  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 ! am\nt ( special pay au?oriz$ by 
subsection 7a7 = qualify+ s]vice dur+ a 
day or portion ( a day %all be ! am\nt  
equal to #a_/cj ( ! maximum am\nt (     
special pay payable to a cov]$ employee 
z specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7       
,exception ,9 ! case ( a cov]$ employee 
:o is subject to ! ?reat ( physical h>m 
or imm95t dang] on ! basis ( arm$ c>tel 
pres5ce 9 or = a day or portion ( a day1
 at ! election ( ! ,secret>y1 pay !     
cov]$ employee special pay "u subsection
 7a7 = su* s]vice 9 an am\nt n to exce$ 
! maximum am\nt specifi$ 9 p>agraph     
7#c74  7#c7 ,limit ,! maximum am\nt (   
special pay payable to a cov]$ employee 
"u ?is subsection = any pay p]iod is    
#bej4  7c7 ,cont9uation dur+            
hospitalization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$ 

employee describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may be
 paid special pay "u ?is section = any  
day 7or portion ( a day7 ( n m ?an ?ree 
additional mon?s dur+ :i* ! employee is 
hospitaliz$ z describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  
7#b7 ,cov]$ employees ,p>agraph 7#a7    
applies ) respect to a cov]$ employee   
:o-- 7,a7 is injur$ or w\nd$ "u !       
circum/ances describ$ 9 subsection      
7a77#c7 & is hospitaliz$ = ! treatm5t ( 
! injury or w\nd2 or  7,b7 :ile 9 ! l9e 
( duty1 incurs a w\nd1 injury1 or       
illness 9 a sector designat$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & is      
hospitaliz$ outside ( ! sector = !      
treatm5t ( ! w\nd1 injury1 or illness4  
7d7 ,limitations & adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an area describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security %all be responsible = 
designat+ ! p]iod dur+ :i* duty 9 ! area
 w qualify cov]$ employees = special pay
 "u ?is section4 ,! effective date      
designat$ = ! comm5cem5t ( su* a p]iod  
may be a date occurr+ be=e1 on1 or aft] 

! actual date on :i* ! ,secret>y makes !
 designation4 ,if ! comm5cem5t date =   
su* a p]iod is a date occurr+ be=e !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y makes !         
designation1 ! paym5t ( special pay "u  
?is section = ! p]iod betwe5 !          
comm5cem5t date & ! date on :i* !       
,secret>y makes ! designation %all be   
subject to ! availability ( appropriat$ 
funds = t purpose4  7#b7 ,crit]ia ,9    
mak+ ! det]m9ation to designate a p]iod 
( eligibility provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all review eligibility      
factors beg9n+ f ,m>* #bjba4  7#c7 ,o!r 
matt]s ,a cov]$ employee-- 7,a7 may n be
 paid m ?an "o in/ance ( special pay "u 
?is section = any day2 &  7,b7 may be   
paid special pay "u ?is section 9       
addition to any o!r pay & all[ances to  
:i* he may be entitl$1 & su* special pay
 %all be consid]$ basic pay "u *apt] #hc
 or #hd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !  
t]m ali5 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9       
section #aja ( ! ,immigration &         

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja72 
7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ employee means an      
employee ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]      
,protection or ,u4,s4 ,immigrations &   
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t ^: prim>y duty is z a 
law en=cem5t (fic]2 &  7#c7 ! t]m law   
en=cem5t (fic] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #hdja7ag7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4