,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,padilla1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1    
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1    
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,he9ri*1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
increase ! rates ( pay "u ! /atutory pay
 sy/ems & = prevail+ rate employees by  
#d4c p]c5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al 
,adju/m5t ( ,income ,rates ,act or !    
,,fair ,act4  #b4 ,adju/m5t to rates (  
pay  7a7 ,/atutory pay sy/ems ,= cal5d> 
ye> #bjbf1 ! p]c5tage adju/m5t "u       
section #ecjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 9 ! rates ( basic pay "u !       
/atutory pay sy/ems 7z def9$ 9 section  
#ecjb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7  
%all be #c4c p]c5t4  7b7 ,prevail+ rate 
employees ,not)/&+ ! wage survey        

requirem5ts "u section #ecdc7;b7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = fiscal ye>  
#bjbf1 ! rates ( basic pay 7z 9 effect  
on ! la/ day ( fiscal ye> #bjbe "u      
section #ecdc7;a7 ( su* title7 =        
prevail+ rate employees 9 ea* wage area 
& ! rates ( basic pay "u sections #ecdh 
& #ecdi ( su* title %all be increas$ by 
#c4c p]c5t4  #c4 ,adju/m5t to locality  
pay ,= cal5d> ye> #bjbf1 ! p]c5tage     
adju/m5t "u section #ecjd ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be an increase
 ( #a p]c5t4