H.R. 3282 (112th): To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for ...

...officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Oct 31, 2011 (Introduced).

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HR 3282 IH

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3282

To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 31, 2011

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT REGARDING LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

    Section 1005(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--

      (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘paragraph (2)’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’; and

      (2) by adding at the end the following:

      ‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (2), for purposes of applying subtitle B of title XIX of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) and any amendments made by such subtitle, officers and employees of the Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa, other than employees covered by section 1003 (b) and (c), shall be entitled to the same allowance provided to officers and employees of the Postal Service in other non-foreign areas, including Guam, pursuant to section 5304 of title 5.

      ‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply for purposes of determining any amount payable for service performed in any pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph.’.