[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4429 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4429

To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2004

 Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PARITY OF WAGE SCHEDULES AND RATES FOR PREVAILING RATE 
              EMPLOYEES IN GUAM WITH WAGE SCHEDULES AND RATES FOR 
              PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES IN HAWAII.

    Section 5343(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subject to paragraph 
        (5)'' and inserting ``subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the Office of Personnel Management shall establish 
        wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees who are 
        United States citizens employed in Guam that are the same as 
        the wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees in 
        Hawaii.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall be effective with respect to pay periods commencing 
in any fiscal year that commences at least 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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