Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Technical Amendments Act of 2018
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (25 Jan 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Technical Amendments Act of 2018 would amend an existing federal law (section 5550 of title 5, U.S. Code) that governs how Border Patrol agents are compensated, particularly under the "level 1" and "level 2" border patrol pay rate system created by earlier legislation. The bill makes technical and procedural changes, including revised deadlines for setting annual pay-rate assignments, new rules for how canine-care duties are compensated, clarified treatment of overtime pay for retirement and severance calculations, rules for handling leave without pay, and new provisions allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assign agents to compressed work schedules (such as four 10-hour days per week) under specified conditions, subject to collective bargaining.
The bill primarily affects Border Patrol agents employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as agency management and the Office of Personnel Management, which would be responsible for issuing implementing regulations. It addresses how agents' overtime, holiday, and Sunday pay are calculated, how pay is affected by leave or training days, and how compressed schedules and canine-care duties are compensated, potentially affecting agents' take-home pay, retirement calculations, and work schedules.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2018, by Senator Jon Tester and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 115th Congress. As with any bill that is not enacted, it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered again.
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Official summary
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Technical Amendments Act of 2018
This bill makes changes to how the pay for border patrol agents is calculated.
Timeline
25 Jan 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 2338 do?
- The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Technical Amendments Act of 2018 would amend an existing federal law (section 5550 of title 5, U.S. Code) that governs how Border Patrol agents are compensated, particularly under the "level 1" and "level 2" border patrol pay rate system created by earlier legislation. The bill makes technical and procedural changes, including revised deadlines for setting annual pay-rate assignments, new rules for how canine-care duties are compensated, clarified treatment of overtime pay for retirement and severance calculations, rules for handling leave without pay, and new provisions allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assign agents to compressed work schedules (such as four 10-hour days per week) under specified conditions, subject to collective bargaining. The bill primarily affects Border Patrol agents employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as agency management and the Office of Personnel Management, which would be responsible for issuing implementing regulations. It addresses how agents' overtime, holiday, and Sunday pay are calculated, how pay is affected by leave or training days, and how compressed schedules and canine-care duties are compensated, potentially affecting agents' take-home pay, retirement calculations, and work schedules. The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2018, by Senator Jon Tester and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 115th Congress. As with any bill that is not enacted, it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered again.
- Has S. 2338 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2338. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2338?
- S. 2338 was sponsored by Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2338?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (25 Jan 2018).
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