S 316 IS
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 316
To provide for treatment of Federal pay in the same manner as non-Federal
pay with respect to garnishment and similar legal process.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1991
Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. WALLOP, Mr. SYMMS, Mr. GORTON,
Mr. GRASSLEY, and Mr. LOTT) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To provide for treatment of Federal pay in the same manner as non-Federal
pay with respect to garnishment and similar legal process.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Garnishment Equalization Act of 1991'.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PAY TO BE TREATED IN SAME MANNER AS NON-FEDERAL PAY WITH
RESPECT TO GARNISHMENT AND SIMILAR LEGAL PROCESS.
  (a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, the pay of
  any person employed by the United States shall be subject to garnishment
  in the manner applicable to the pay of persons not employed by the United
  States.
  (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS- The administrative costs of executing any
  garnishment to which the provisions of subsection (a) apply may be included
  in such garnishment.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  As used in this Act--
  (1) the term `person employed by the United States' means (A) an elected
  officer of the United States, and (B) a member of the civil service or of
  a uniformed service (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of title 5,
  United States Code); and
  (2) the term `garnishment' means garnishment, execution, levy, attachment,
  and any similar legal process.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  This Act shall apply to any garnishment order served after the date of
  the enactment of this Act.