HR 3979 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-02-07· Sponsored by Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.(1990-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 - Creates the Federal Salary Council to define local pay areas and occupational group categories that include professional, administrative, technical, clerical, law enforcement, firefighter, and health care positions. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to: (1) survey the Federal employees in such occupational categories in each local pay area at least once every three years to compare Federal rates of pay to non-Federal rates of pay for the same work; and (2) prepare appropriate alternative pay schedules. Directs the President, based on the resulting BLS report, to establish alternative pay schedules or adjust existing pay schedules where necessary to ensure the competitiveness of the Government in recruiting or retaining well-qualified employees. Requires higher rates under such schedules to be implemented through equal percentage increments over three years. Prohibits an alternative pay schedule from applying with respect to any employee who is employed outside the continental United States or elsewhere where an allowance based on living costs or environmental conditions may be paid. Prohibits employees becoming subject to…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans