[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6398 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6398

 To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for 
   prevailing rate employees by 5.1 percent, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2022

    Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Brown of 
 Maryland, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Trone, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Beyer, and 
 Ms. Wexton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for 
   prevailing rate employees by 5.1 percent, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Federal Adjustment of Income Rates 
Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY.

    (a) Statutory Pay Systems.--For calendar year 2023, the percentage 
adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the 
rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in 
section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 4.1 percent.
    (b) Prevailing Rate Employees.--Notwithstanding the wage survey 
requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for 
fiscal year 2023, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 
of fiscal year 2022 under section 5343(a) of such title) for prevailing 
rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under 
sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 4.1 percent.

SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY.

    For calendar year 2023, the percentage adjustment under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1.0 
percent.
                                 <all>