,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,sanders1   
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and 
,mr4 ,wyden7 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 #d4c 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 #bjbf1 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 #c4c percent4   
7b7 ,prevailing rate employees          
,notwithstanding the wage survey        
requirements under section #ecdc7;b7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for    
fiscal year #bjbf1 the rates of basic   
pay 7as in effect on the last day of    
fiscal year #bjbe 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 #c4c percent4  #c4         
,adjustment to locality pay ,for        
calendar year #bjbf1 the percentage     
adjustment under section #ecjd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be an  
increase of #a percent4