,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1  
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to improve recruitment   
and retention of ,federal correctional  
officers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,correctional ,officer     
,paycheck ,protection ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,special base rates of pay for      
,federal correctional officers  7a7 ,in 
general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#eccb;a the following3  #eccb;b4        
,special base rates of pay for ,federal 
correctional officers  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
,federal correctional officer means a   

correctional officer 7without regard to 
whether the position of the individual  
is classified in the #jjjg series       
established by the ,office of ,personnel
 ,management7-- 7,a7 who is employed by 
the ,bureau of ,prisons2 and  7,b7 7i7  
the duties of the position of whom--    
7,i7 primarily relate to the custody1   
control1 or supervision of inmates      
within the ,bureau of ,prisons2 or      
7,,ii7 routinely include direct inmate  
contact in a custodial setting2  7ii7   
who1 in the case of an employee who     
holds a supervisory or administrative   
position and is subject to subchapter   
,,iii of chapter #hc or chapter #hd1 but
 who does not qualify to be considered a
 law enforcement officer within the     
meaning of section #hcca7bj7 or         
#hdja7ag71 as applicable1 holds a       
position1 the duties of which1 if they  
included routine custodial inmate       
contact1 would be as described in clause
 7i72 or  7iii7 who1 in the case of an  
employee who is not subject to          

subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc or      
chapter #hd1 holds a position that the  
,office of ,personnel ,management1      
pursuant to written position            
classification applicable to the ,bureau
 of ,prisons1 determines would satisfy  
clause 7i7 or 7ii7 if the employee were 
subject to subchapter ,,iii of chapter  
#hc or chapter #hd2  7#b7 the term      
,general ,schedule base rate means an   
annual rate of basic pay established    
under section #eccb before any          
additions1 such as a locality-based     
comparability payment under section     
#ecjd or #ecjd;a or a special rate      
supplement under section #ecje2 and     
7#c7 the term ,,leo special base rate   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #eca4fjb of title #e1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7b7 ,special base rates of 
pay  7#a7 ,entitlement to special rate  
,notwithstanding section #eccb1 a       
,federal correctional officer is        
entitled to a special base rate of pay1 

which shall-- 7,a7 replace the otherwise
 applicable ,general ,schedule base rate
 or ,,leo special base rate for the     
,federal correctional officer2  7,b7 be 
basic pay for all purposes1 including   
the purposes of applying-- 7i7 sections 
#ecjd1 #ecjd;a1 and #eeie2  7ii7        
subchapter ,v of chapter #ee2 and  7iii7
 chapters #hc and chapter #hd2 and  7,c7
 be computed as provided in paragraph   
7#b7 and adjusted at the time of        
adjustments in the ,general ,schedule   
base rate or ,,leo special base rate4   
7#b7 ,computation ,the special base rate
 for a ,federal correctional officer    
shall be calculated by increasing the   
applicable ,general ,schedule base rate 
or ,,leo special base rate for the      
,federal correctional officer by #ce    
percent and rounding the result to the  
nearest whole dollar1 provided that such
 special base rate does not exceed the  
rate of basic pay payable for level ,v  
of the ,executive ,schedule4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       

sections for subchapter ,,iii of chapter
 #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section #eccb;a the         
following3  #eccb;b4 ,special base rates
 of pay for ,federal correctional       
officers4  4  7c7 ,certain prevailing   
rate employees ,section #ecdc of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7h7  
7#a7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
covered employee means an employee--    
7,a7 who is described in section        
#ecdb7;a77#b77;,a7 and is employed by   
the ,bureau of ,prisons2  7,b7 the      
duties of the position of whom-- 7i7    
primarily relate to the custody1        
control1 or supervision of inmates2 or  
7ii7 routinely include direct inmate    
contact in a custodial setting2 and     
7,c7 the position of whom is classified 
as not higher than grade #i of the      
,federal ,wage ,system4  7#b7 ,the      
,attorney ,general shall increase the   
wage rates of each covered employee by  

#ce percent4  7#c7 ,an increased wage   
rate under paragraph 7#b7 shall be basic
 pay for the same purposes as the wage  
rate otherwise established under this   
section4  7#d7 ,an increase under this  
subsection may not cause the wage rate  
of an employee to increase to a rate    
that would produce an annualized rate in
 excess of the annual rate for level    
,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule4  4    
#c4 ,application  7a7 ,definition ,in   
this section1 the term ,federal         
correctional officer has the meaning    
given the term in section #eccb;b7a7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as     
added by section #b of this ,act4  7b7  
,sunset ,subject to subsection 7c71 on  
the date that is #e years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
authority provided under sections       
#eccb;b and #ecdc7;h7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
section #b of this ,act1 shall terminate
 and those sections are repealed4  7c7  
,review and determination  7#a7 ,review 

,not later than #ahj days before the    
expiration of the #e-year period        
described in subsection 7b71 the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,justice 7referred to in this section
 as the ,inspector ,general7 shall      
conduct a review1 and submit a report on
 that review to ,congress1 of-- 7,a7 the
 extent to which the ,bureau of ,prisons
 has1 pursuant to the authority provided
 under sections #eccb;b and #ecdc7;h7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by section #b of this ,act-- 7i7  
reduced or eliminated the use of        
non-custodial employees to perform the  
duties of ,federal correctional officers
 7commonly known as1 and referred to in 
this section as1 augmentation72 and     
7ii7 reduced excessive mandatory        
overtime for ,federal correctional      
officers2 and  7,b7 the impact of the   
special base rates of pay under sections
 #eccb;b and #ecdc7;h7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
section #b of this ,act1 on recruitment1

 retention1 and institutional safety    
with respect to ,federal correctional   
officers4  7#b7 ,continuing authority   
7,a7 ,determination ,if1 under the      
review conducted under paragraph 7#a71  
the ,inspector ,general determines that 
the ,bureau of ,prisons has demonstrated
 measurable progress in eliminating     
augmentation and reducing excessive     
mandatory overtime for ,federal         
correctional officers1 subsection 7b7 of
 this section shall have no force or    
effect and the authority provided under 
sections #eccb;b and #ecdc7;h7 of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by  
section #b of this ,act1 shall continue 
to apply4  7,b7 ,notice ,the ,inspector 
,general shall include a determination  
made under subparagraph 7,a7 in the     
report submitted to ,congress under     
paragraph 7#a74