,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #h1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide locality pay to ,f$]al employees
 work+ ov]seas "u dome/ic telework+     
agreem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,civil  
,s]vice ,f$]al ,employee ,s]v+ ,ov]seas 
,pay ,equity ,act4  #b4 ,locality pay = 
,f$]al employees work+ ov]seas "u       
,dome/ic ,employee ,telework+ ,ov]seas  
agreem5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,civil s]vice ,! t]m     
civil s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #baja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m     
cov]$ employee means an employee :o--   
7,a7 occupies a position 9 ! civil      
s]vice2 &  7,b7 is work+ ov]seas "u a   
,dome/ic ,employee ,telework+ ,ov]seas  
agreem5t4  7#c7 ,locality pay ,! t]m    
locality pay means a locality-bas$      

comp>ability paym5t paid 9 accordance ) 
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,non=eign area ,! 
t]m non=eign area has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #eia4bje ( title #e1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
regulation4  7#e7 ,ov]seas ,! t]m       
ov]seas means any geographic location t 
is n 9-- 7,a7 ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates2
 or  7,b7 a non=eign area4  7b7 ,paym5t 
( locality pay ,ea* cov]$ employee %all 
be paid locality pay 9 an am\nt t is    
equal to ! less] (--  7#a7 ! am\nt ( a  
locality-bas$ comp>ability paym5t t !   
cov]$ employee w\ld h be5 paid "u       
section #ecjd or #ecjd;a ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 _h ! (ficial duty  
/ation ( ! cov]$ employee n be5 *ang$ to
 reflect an ov]seas location "u !       
applicable ,dome/ic ,employee ,telework+
 ,ov]seas agreem5t2 or  7#b7 ! am\nt ( a
 locality-bas$ comp>ability paym5t t !  
cov]$ employee w\ld be paid "u section  
#aaac ( ! ,supplem5tal ,appropriations  
,act1 #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-cb71 z   
limit$ "u section #ihjb7;c77#b7 ( !     

,james ,m4 ,inh(e ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc1
 if ! cov]$ employee 7 an eligible memb]
 ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 7z def9$ 9          
subsection 7b7 ( su* section #aaac74    
7c7 ,application ,locality pay paid to a
 cov]$ employee "u ?is section-- 7#a7   
%all beg9 to be paid n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 & 
7#b7 %all be treat$ 9 ! same mann]1 &   
subject to ! same t]ms & conditions1 z a
 locality-bas$ comp>ability paym5t paid 
"u section #ecjd or #ecjd;a ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4