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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 561
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for
prevailing rate employees by 3.2 percent, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 3, 2021
Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CARDIN,
Mr. KAINE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
MERKLEY, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems
and for prevailing rate employees by 3.2 percent, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Adjustment
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of Income Rates Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY.
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(a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year
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2022, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of
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title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under
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the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of
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title 5, United States Code) shall be 2.2 percent.
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(b)
PREVAILING
RATE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
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standing the wage survey requirements under section
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5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year
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2022, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day
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of fiscal year 2021 under section 5343(a) of such title)
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for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the
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rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such
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title shall be increased by 2.2 percent.
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SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY.
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For calendar year 2022, the percentage adjustment
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under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall
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be an increase of 1.0 percent.
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