Sec. 91004. Transition rules
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Under pay conversion rules as the Secretary may prescribe to carry out this division, a covered employee converted from a TSA personnel management system to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, pursuant to section 91002(c)(4) shall not be subject to any reduction in the rate of adjusted basic pay payable, or total compensation provided, to such covered employee. In the case of each covered employee as of the conversion date, the Secretary shall take any actions necessary to ensure that— any annual leave, sick leave, or other paid leave accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to a covered employee immediately before the conversion date shall remain available to the employee until used; and the Government share of any premiums or other periodic charges under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, governing group health insurance shall remain at least the same as was the case immediately before the conversion date.
Not later than the date that is 9 months after the date of enactment of this division, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the differences in rates of pay, classified by pay system, between Transportation Security Administration employees— with duty stations in the contiguous 48 States; and with duty stations outside of such States, including those employees located in any territory or possession of the United States. During the transition period and after the conversion date, the Secretary shall ensure that the Transportation Security Administration continues to prevent the hiring of individuals who have been convicted of a sex crime, an offense involving a minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism.