,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,lank=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a socioeconomic
 labor ?re%old & use t ?re%old =        
purposes ( *apt] #fg ( title #da1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,s]vice ,contract  
,mod]nization ,act4  #b4 ,socioeconomic 
labor ?re%old  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes 
( ?is ,act1 ! socioeconomic labor       
?re%old is-- 7#a7 = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on    
,octob] #a foll[+ su* date ( enactm5t1 !
 am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor  
"u subsection 7b77#a72 &  7#b7 = ea*    
#a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a foll[+
 su* date ( enactm5t1 ! am\nt det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u subsection     
7b77#b74  7b7 ,inflation adju/m5ts  7#a7
 ,initial p]iod ,! am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is 
p>agraph = ! p]iod describ$ 9 subsection

 7a77#a7 %all be #b1ejj z-- 7,a7        
increas$ by ! p]c5tage increase 9 !     
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s 7all items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city
 av]age71 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (      
,labor ,/ati/ics1 comp>+-- 7i7 su*      
,consum] ,price ,index = ,octob] (      
#aife2 &  7ii7 su* ,consum] ,price      
,index = ! mo/ rec5t mon? z ( ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act = :i* su* ,consum]  
,price ,index is available2 &  7,b7 7if 
applicable71 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple (
 #ajj4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t p]iods  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph =
 ! applicable p]iod describ$ 9          
subsection 7a77#b7 %all be ! am\nt 9    
effect on ! date ( su* det]m9ation z--  
7i7 increas$ 7if applicable7 f su* am\nt
 by ! annual p]c5tage increase1 if any1 
9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban
 ,consum]s 7all items2 ,unit$ ,/ates    
city av]age71 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (  
,labor ,/ati/ics1 f ! prec$+ ye> z      
calculat$ 9 accordance ) subp>agraph    
7,b72 &  7ii7 7if applicable7 r\nd$ to !

 ne>e/ multiple ( #ajj4  7,b7 ,consum]  
,price ,index ,9 mak+ ! det]m9ation "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 & calculat+ ! p]c5tage 
increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index =   
,all ,urban ,consum]s "u subp>agraph    
7,a77i71 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all      
comp>e ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all  
,urban ,consum]s 7all items2 ,unit$     
,/ates city av]age71 z det]m9$ by !     
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 = ,june ( ! 
cal5d> ye> 9 :i* su* det]m9ation is made
 ) ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all      
,urban ,consum]s 7all items2 ,unit$     
,/ates city av]age71 z det]m9$ by !     
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 = ,june ( ! 
prec$+ cal5d> ye>4  7,c7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,) respect to a det]m9ation 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ! am\nt 9 effect  
"u ?is p>agraph = an applicable p]iod "u
 subsection 7a77#b71 if !re is n an     
annual p]c5tage increase 9 ! ,consum]   
,price ,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s   
7all items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 f
 ! prec$+ ye> z describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a77i71 ! am\nt 9 effect "u ?is        

subsection = su* applicable p]iod %all  
be ! am\nt 9 effect "u subsection 7a7 on
 ! date ( su* det]m9ation4  #c4         
,am5dm5ts to ! ,mc,namara-,o',h>a       
,s]vice ,contract ,act  7a7 ,def9ition  
,section #fgja ( title #da1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph     
7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#c7 ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,socioeconomic     
labor ?re%old ,! t]m socioeconomic labor
 ?re%old means ! socioeconomic labor    
?re%old e/abli%$ "u section #b ( !      
,s]vice ,contract ,mod]nization ,act4  4
  7b7 ,applicability ?re%old ,section   
#fgjb7;a77#b7 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#b7
 involves an am\nt exce$+-- 7,a7 =      
contracts & bid specifications made     
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,s]vice  
,contract ,mod]nization ,act1 #b1ejj2 & 
7,b7 = contracts & bid specifications   
made on or aft] su* date ( enactm5t1 !  
socioeconomic labor ?re%old4  4