110th CONGRESS
1st Session

H. R. 1786

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 29, 2007

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

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A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

SECTION 1. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR EMPLOYEES STATIONED IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

(a) In General- Section 5941 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(c) An employee stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same allowance under subsection (a) as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of the first day of the first fiscal year beginning at least 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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