### Question
Can you define what ECI means?


### Answer
**ECI** is defined as the following in *37 U.S.C. § 1009*:

> the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

#### Citation:
  - *37 U.S.C. § 1009*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 19-ADMINISTRATION**

