Federal Pay Reform Act of 1990

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Pay Reform Act of 1990 - Creates two new pay systems to replace the General Schedule. Establishes the Federal National Pay System (the NS Pay System) which shall have 11 grades designated NS-10 through NS-20 each with a range of rates of basic pay for positions currently classified at grades GS-5 through GS-15 for those classes of positions for which the Government recruits nationally, whose incumbents are usually college graduates, and which are generally professional or administrative in nature. Establishes the Federal Locality Pay System (the LS Pay System) which shall have 15 grades designated LS-1 through LS-15 each with a range of rates of basic pay in each pay area for positions currently classified at grades GS-1 through GS-15 for those classes of positions for which the Government recruits locally, whose incumbents are not usually college graduates, and which are generally clerical or technical in nature. States that it is the policy of the Government that pay for the NS and LS Pay Systems shall be based on the principles that: (1) NS and LS pay rates shall be competitive with the pay of employees in the non-Federal sector for the same levels of work; (2) pay for i…