HR 3140 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Federal Pay Comparability Reform Act of 1981
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.(1981-04-29)
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Federal Pay Comparability Reform Act of 1981 - Declares it to be the policy of Congress that: (1) General Schedule pay rates and benefits be comparable to 94 percent of the pay and benefits of non-Federal employees for the same levels of work; and (2) General Schedule pay rates shall vary between pay areas in accordance with non-Federal pay rates. Directs the President to adjust General Schedule pay in accordance with such policies. Requires the pay rates for statutory pay systems other than the General Schedule to be comparable to the national average General Schedule rates. Requires the pay agent's annual report to the President to compare General Schedule pay and Federal employee benefits (rather than pay alone) with the pay and benefits of non-Federal employees as determined by surveys to be conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Directs the President to designate General Schedule pay areas and establish locality rates of pay by raising, lowering, or maintaining the national average pay rates for each area according to the relationship between Federal and non-Federal pay in such area as determined by the BLS. Requires that the President be assisted by the pay agent …
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