,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bf1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,warren1  
,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4    
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4
 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,lujn1  
,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,mr4 ,warner7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
increase the rates of pay under the     
statutory pay systems and for prevailing
 rate employees by #h4g percent1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,federal      
,adjustment of ,income ,rates ,act or   
the ,,fair ,act4  #b4 ,adjustment to    
rates of pay  7a7 ,statutory pay systems
 ,for calendar year #bjbd1 the          
percentage adjustment under section     
#ecjc of title #e1 ,united ,states      

,code1 in the rates of basic pay under  
the statutory pay systems 7as defined in
 section #ecjb of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code7 shall be #d4g percent4   
7b7 ,prevailing rate employees          
,notwithstanding the wage survey        
requirements under section #ecdc7;b7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for    
fiscal year #bjbd1 the rates of basic   
pay 7as in effect on the last day of    
fiscal year #bjbc under section         
#ecdc7;a7 of such title7 for prevailing 
rate employees in each wage area and the
 rates of basic pay under sections #ecdh
 and #ecdi of such title shall be       
increased by #d4g percent4  #c4         
,adjustment to locality pay ,for        
calendar year #bjbd1 the percentage     
adjustment under section #ecjd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be an  
increase of #d4j percent4