,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4 
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to establish higher minimum   
rates of pay for certain law enforcement
 employees of the ,bureau of ,indian    
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,special pay authority for ,bureau of   
,indian ,affairs public safety and      
justice positions  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,law enforcement     
officer ,the term law enforcement       
officer means-- 7,a7 a law enforcement  
officer 7as defined in section #eeda of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 or    
7,b7 a law enforcement officer 7as      
defined in section #eej4ajc of title #e1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or     
successor regulations774  7#b7          

,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7   
,authority ,to set special rates of pay 
,notwithstanding part ,,iii of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 if the          
,secretary finds that recruitment or    
retention efforts with respect to the   
position of law enforcement officer of  
the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs in #a or
 more areas or locations are1 or are    
likely to become1 significantly         
handicapped due to any of the           
circumstances described in subsection   
7c71 the ,secretary may establish higher
 minimum rates of pay for that position4
  7c7 ,circumstances described ,a       
circumstance referred to in subsection  
7b7 is any of the following3 7#a7 ,the  
rates of pay offered by non-,federal    
employers being significantly higher    
than the rates of pay payable by the    
,federal ,government-- 7,a7 within the  
area or location involved2 or  7,b7 for 
positions in law enforcement4  7#b7 ,the
 remoteness of the area or location     

involved4  7#c7 ,the undesirability of  
the working conditions or the nature of 
the work involved1 including exposure to
 toxic substances or other occupational 
hazards4  7#d7 ,any other circumstance  
that the ,secretary considers           
appropriate4  7d7 ,maximum special rate 
of pay  7#a7 ,in general ,a minimum rate
 of pay established for the position of 
law enforcement officer under subsection
 7b7 may not exceed the maximum rate of 
basic pay 7excluding any locality-based 
comparability payment under section     
#ecjd of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 or similar provision of law7 for 
that position without the authority of  
subsection 7b7 by more than #cj percent4
  7#b7 ,additional limitation ,no rate  
of pay may be established under         
subsection 7b7 in excess of the rate of 
basic pay payable for level ,,iv of the 
,executive ,schedule under section #ecae
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7e7 ,notification of removal from       
special rate of pay ,if the ,secretary  

removes the position of law enforcement 
officer from coverage under a rate of   
pay established under subsection 7b7    
after that rate of pay takes effect--   
7#a7 the ,secretary shall provide notice
 of the loss of coverage of the rate of 
pay to each individual in that position2
 and  7#b7 the loss of coverage shall   
take effect on the first day of the     
first pay period after the date of the  
notice4  7f7 ,revision of special rates 
of pay  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the
 limitations described in this section1 
rates of pay established under          
subsection 7b7 may be revised from time 
to time by the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,effect
 ,any revision by the ,secretary under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall have the force and 
effect of law4  7g7 ,regulations ,the   
,secretary shall promulgate1 and revise 
annually1 regulations to carry out this 
section1 which shall1 to the maximum    
extent practicable1 be comparable to the
 regulations promulgated to carry out   
section #ecje of title #e1 ,united      

,states ,code4