§ 274. — Staff; office equipment and supplies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC274]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 9--OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
SUBCHAPTER I--SENATE
Sec. 274. Staff; office equipment and supplies
The Legislative Counsel shall, subject to the approval of the
President pro tempore of the Senate, employ and fix the compensation of
such Assistant Counsel, clerks, and other employees, and purchase such
furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies, as
may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the Office
and as may be appropriated for by Congress.
(Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, Sec. 1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924,
ch. 234, title XI, Sec. 1101, 43 Stat. 353; Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412,
title VI, Sec. 602, 55 Stat. 726.)
Codification
As originally enacted, section also provided for legislative counsel
of House of Representatives, subject to approval of Speaker, to employ
and fix the compensation of assistant counsel, clerks, etc. In view of
nonapplicability of section to Speaker, employee, etc., of the House of
Representatives pursuant to section 531 of Pub. L. 91-510, set out as a
note under section 281 of this title, section has been revised to limit
applicability to authority of Legislative Counsel of the Senate. See
section 282a et seq. of this title for provisions relating to
appointment of staff, etc., for Office of Legislative Counsel of the
House of Representatives.
Amendments
1941--Act Sept. 20, 1941, substituted ``President pro tempore of the
Senate'' for ``President of the Senate''.
Designation of Deputy Legislative Counsel
Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 6, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 412,
provided that: ``The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the approval of
the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate one of the Senior
Counsels appointed under section 102 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 274 note; Public Law 95-391; 92 Stat.
771) as Deputy Legislative Counsel. The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall
perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the absence or
disability of the Legislative Counsel, or when the office is vacant.''
Senior Counsel
Pub. L. 85-75, July 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 251, provided in part that:
``No more than three employees in the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate may be designated as Senior Counsel, whose compensation
shall be $15,500 gross per annum each.''
Additional Senior Counsel
Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 102, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 771,
provided that: ``Effective October 1, 1978, the number of employees in
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate who may be
designated as, and receive the compensation of, a Senior Counsel is
increased to five.''
Pub. L. 88-248, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 804, provided in part:
``That effective July 1, 1963, one additional employee in the Office of
the Legislative Counsel of the Senate may be designated as Senior
Counsel, and the compensation of the additional employee so designated
shall be equal to the gross per annum rate presently authorized for
other employees so designated.''
Increases in Compensation of Four Senior Counsels
Pub. L. 94-59, title I, Sec. 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275, eff.
July 1, 1975, provided in part that the four Senior Counsels in the
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate shall each be paid at an
annual rate of compensation of $39,000.
Pub. L. 93-371, Sec. 4, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429, eff. July 1,
1974, provided in part that the four Senior Counsels in the Office of
the Legislative Counsel of the Senate shall each be paid at an annual
rate of compensation of $37,620.
1974 Adjustment in Compensation Not To Supersede Adjustments in
Compensation or Limitations by President Pro Tempore of the
Senate
Adjustment in compensation by Pub. L. 93-371 not to supersede order
of President pro tempore of the Senate authorizing higher rate of
compensation or any authority of the President pro tempore to adjust
rates of compensation or limitations under section 4 of the Federal Pay
Comparability Act of 1970, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93-371, set out in
part as a note under section 61a of this title.
Increases in Compensation
Increases in compensation for officers and employees of the Senate
under authority of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L.
91-656), see Salary Directives of the President pro tempore of the
Senate, set out as notes under section 60a-1 of this title.
