“maa H.R. 3199 "To amend tite 5, United States Code, to provide inoreasod locality pay ‘ates to certain Buren of Prisons employees whose duty stations are Toewind in the pay loality designated aa “Hest of U.S", and for other ‘purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘May 10, 2028, Mr, Wasa of Texas (for himselt, Mr. Cannwisaers, Me. Doxatns, Me. Hio- ‘ons of Lousiana, Mr. Cxawroun, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Gorin, Mr. ‘Vax Daiee, Mr. THON, Ms, Sarazak, Mr. BocsHox, Mr. Stave, and Mr, Bost) introduced the fllwing bil, whish was refered to the ‘Committe on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide inereased locality pay rates to certain Buran of Prisons employees ‘whose duty stations are located in the pay locality des- ignated as “Rest of U.S”, and for other purposes. 1 Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3. SECTION 1. SHORT TTTLE, 4 This Act may be cited as the “Pay Our Correctional 5 Officers Fairly Act”,Cer auneen 10 2 B 4 15 16 7 18 19 20 24 2. 23, SEC, 2, PROVIDING NEAREST OTHER LOCALITY PAY RATE FOR CERTAIN BUREAU OF PRISONS EMPLOY- ES RECEIVING REST OF US, LOCALITY RATE Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection Gj) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following: “(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and consistent with paragraph (2), the official ‘worksite of an employee of the Burean of Prisons that is otherwise located in the pay locality designated as ‘Rest of U.S? shall be considered to be located in the nearest other pay locality established pursuant to this section. “(2) For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)— (A) if more than one pay locality is within 200 miles of the official worksite of such an employee, ssuch worksite shall be considered to be located in the pay locality with the highest: comparability payment; “(B) an employee of the Bureau of Prisons shall not be subject to paragraph (1) if the official worksite of such employee is not within 200 miles of any pay locality other than ‘Rest of U.8.; and, (©) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term ‘employee? incindes any prevailing rate employee (as that term is defined ins section 5342). am 90e 1 (8) This subsection shall begin to apply during any 2 pay period beginning on or after the date that is 180 days 3. after the date of enactment of this subsection.”. ° aR 390 1