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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 512

 To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibition against 
              overtime pay for National Guard technicians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2001

Mr. Peterson of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Sanders) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibition against 
              overtime pay for National Guard technicians.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION AGAINST OVERTIME PAY FOR NATIONAL 
              GUARD TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Authority for Secretary To Grant Overtime Pay.--Section 709(h) 
of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ``In the case of a technician who performs 
irregular or overtime work, the Secretary concerned shall, in the 
Secretary's discretion, either (1) grant the technician an amount of 
compensatory time off from the technician's scheduled tour of duty 
equal to the amount of time spent in such irregular or overtime work, 
or (2) pay the technician for such irregular or overtime work at a rate 
equal to one and one-half times the rate of basic pay applicable to the 
technician.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to irregular or overtime work performed by an 
employee subject to section 709 of title 32, United States Code, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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