This bill would provide additional overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents at the GS-12 pay grade level. Specifically, agents would receive a special overtime payment equal to 50 percent of their hourly rate of basic pay for regularly scheduled overtime hours they actually work. The bill explicitly states that this special overtime payment would not count as basic pay for retirement purposes or other benefits, and agents would not receive it during periods of paid leave or when calculating lump-sum annual leave payments. The legislation was introduced in September 2023 and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. While the bill does not specify total funding amounts or implementation timelines, it targets Border Patrol agents at one specific pay grade to help compensate them for their overtime work obligations.
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