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H.R. 790 — what changed

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Pay increase for certain Federal Government employees in 2019

(a)
Statutory pay systems— For calendar year 2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of such title) shall be 2.6 percent.
(b)
Prevailing rate employees— Notwithstanding the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2018 under section 5343(a) of such title) for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 2.6 percent.
(c)
changed Senior Executive Service career appointees— For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay for any career position within the Senior Executive Service or the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service (as that term is defined in section 3151(a) of title 5, United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on the day immediately before the date specified in section 3(a), December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent.
(d)
changed Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional positions— For calendar year 2019, the rates of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and professional position under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, shall be the rate of pay for any such position on the day immediately before the date specified in section 3(a), December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent.
(e)
changed Excepted service— For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted service (as that term is defined by section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on the day immediately before the date specified in section 3(a), December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 percent.
(f)
added Secret Service employees— For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay of any employee of the United States Secret Service provided under chapter 102 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a pay increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) shall be increased by 2.6 percent.
(g)
added NASA employees— For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay of any employee of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provided under chapter 98 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a pay increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) shall be increased by 2.6 percent.
(h)
added IRS employees— For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay of any employee of the Internal Revenue Service provided under chapter 95 of title 5, United States Code, who did not receive a pay increase by operation of subsections (a) through (e) shall be increased by 2.6 percent.
(i)
added Application—
(1)
added In general— The adjustments in pay made under this Act shall apply beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
(f)
removed Application—
(1)
removed In general— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the adjustments in pay made under this section shall be deemed to apply beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019, applicable to any position covered by that section.
(2)
removed Prevailing rate employees— The adjustments to pay under subsection (b) shall be deemed to apply beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2018.
(2)
renumbered was (7)(4) Other adjustments permitted; limits— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to—
(A)
added limit any other increase, including allowances, performance awards, or bonuses, otherwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay adjusted under this Act; or
(B)
added waive any provision of law, rule, or regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, limiting total aggregate pay.
(A)
removed limit any other increase, including allowances, performance awards, or bonuses, otherwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay adjusted under section 2; or
(B)
removed waive any provision of law, rule, or regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, that limits total aggregate pay of any such position.

Sec. 3 Pay freeze for senior officials in 2019

removed

removed Notwithstanding section 2, during calendar year 2019, the limitations on pay provided under section 738 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) shall apply.