Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act of 2002
Summary
Requires a study by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the need for, and potential benefits of, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers. Authorizes OPM to implement a demonstration project for such a system.
Directs OPM to report to Congress on the definition of a Federal law enforcement officer for pay and benefit purposes. Requires such report to include recommendations of applying pay and benefit provisions (including retirement and premium pay provisions) to Federal employees who are not defined as law enforcement officers under those provisions.
Directs the President to establish an employee exchange program between Federal agencies that perform law enforcement functions and State and local government agencies that perform such functions.
