§ 60a-1. — Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC60a-1]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 60a-1. Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro
tempore of Senate
(a) Each time the President adjusts the rates of pay of employees
under section 5303 of title 5 (or section 5304 or 5304a of such title,
as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington,
D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area) the
President pro tempore of the Senate shall, as he considers appropriate--
(1)(A) adjust the rates of pay of personnel whose pay is
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, and any minimum or maximum
rate applicable to any such personnel; or
(B) in the case of such personnel whose rates of pay are fixed
by or pursuant to law at specific rates, adjust such rates
(including the adjustment of such specific rates to maximum pay
rates) and, in the case of all other personnel whose pay is
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, adjust only the minimum or
maximum rates applicable to such other personnel; and
(2) adjust any limitation or allowance applicable to such
personnel;
by percentages which are equal or equivalent, insofar as practicable and
with such exceptions as may be necessary to provide for appropriate pay
relationships between positions, to the percentages of the adjustments
made by the President under such section 5303 (and, as the case may be,
section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in
the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland
consolidated metropolitan statistical area) for corresponding rates of
pay for employees subject to the General Schedule contained in section
5332 of such title and adjust the rates of such personnel by such
amounts as necessary to restore the same pay relationships that existed
on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between
positions. Such rates, limitations, and allowances adjusted by the
President pro tempore shall become effective on the first day of the
month in which any adjustment becomes effective under such section 5303
or section 3(c) of this Act.
(b) The adjustments made by the President pro tempore shall be made
in such manner as he considers advisable and shall have the force and
effect of law.
(c) Nothing in this section shall impair any authority pursuant to
which rates of pay may be fixed by administrative action.
(d) No rate of pay shall be adjusted under the provisions of this
section to an amount in excess of the rate of basic pay for level III of
the Executive Schedule contained in section 5314 of title 5, except in
cases in which it is necessary to restore and maintain the same pay
relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and
Senators and between positions.
(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically providing for an
adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an adjustment made under section
5303 of title 5 and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such
title for any calendar year shall be treated as the percentage used in
an adjustment made under such section 5303, 5304, or 5304a, as
applicable, for purposes of subsection (a) of this section.
(f) For purposes of this section, the term ``personnel'' does not
include any Senator.
(Pub. L. 91-656, Sec. 4, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 92-298,
Sec. 3(a), May 17, 1972, 86 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 92-392, Sec. 14(a), Aug.
19, 1972, 86 Stat. 575; Pub. L. 94-82, title II, Sec. 204(d), Aug. 9,
1975, 89 Stat. 422; Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i) [title III,
Sec. 311(a), (b)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-290, 1329-310; Pub. L.
101-509, title V, Sec. 529 [title I, Sec. 101(b)(4)(E)], Nov. 5, 1990,
104 Stat. 1427, 1440; Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I, Sec. 2],
Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-96.)
References in Text
Section 3(c) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is section
3(c) of Pub. L. 91-656, which is set out as a note under section 5303 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I,
Sec. 2(1)], in introductory provisions, inserted ``(or section 5304 or
5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay
locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated
metropolitan statistical area)'' after ``employees under section 5303 of
title 5'' and in concluding provisions, inserted ``(and, as the case may
be, section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees
employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland
consolidated metropolitan statistical area)'' after ``the President
under such section 5303''.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I,
Sec. 2(2), (3)], added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e)
as (f).
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-509 substituted ``5303'' for ``5305''
wherever appearing.
1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i) [title III,
Sec. 311(a)], inserted requirement that rates of personnel be adjusted
by such amounts as necessary to restore same pay relationships that
existed on Dec. 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between
positions.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i) [title III, Sec. 311(b)],
inserted exception for cases in which it is necessary to restore and
maintain same pay relationships that existed on Dec. 31, 1986, between
personnel and Senators and between positions.
1975--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-82 substituted ``level III'' for
``level V'', and ``section 5314 of title 5'' for ``section 5316 of title
5.''
1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-298 and Pub. L. 92-392 made identical
amendments by substituting ``first day of the month in which any
adjustment becomes effective'' for ``first day of the first pay period
which begins on or after the day on which any adjustment becomes
effective'' in last sentence.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-509 effective on such date as the President
shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180
days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, Sec. 305] of Pub.
L. 101-509, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Section 101(i) [title III, Sec. 311(c)] of Pub. L. 100-202 provided
that: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [see Tables for
classification] or any other provision of law, subsections (a) and (b)
of this section [amending this section] shall be effective in the case
of pay orders issued by the President pro tempore of the Senate on or
after January 1, 1988.''
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-392 effective on first day of first
applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after Aug. 19,
1972, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92-392, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 5341 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Order of the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
December 19, 2002, as Amended March 27, 2003
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Federal
Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a-1) in order--
(1) to provide (subject to the provisions of section 704 of the
Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note; Public Law 101-194)
and the amendments made by such section [amending section 31 of this
title, section 104 of Title 3, The President, section 5318 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 461 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure]) increases in the annual rates
of compensation for officers and employees of the Senate that are
comparable to the increases in rates of pay under the General
Schedule taking effect on January 1, 2003, pursuant to sections 5303
and 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code, and
(2) to provide (subject to such provisions of law) for the
restoration of, and to maintain in effect, the same pay
relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel
and Senators and between Senate positions,
it is hereby--
Ordered,
definition
Section 1. For purposes of this Order, the term ``employee''
includes an officer (other than a United States Senator).
rate increases for specified positions
Sec. 2. (a) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary of the
Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and the Legislative Counsel
shall each be $153,200.
(b) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary for the
Majority and the Secretary for the Minority shall each be $152,634.
(c) The annual rates of compensation of the Deputy Legislative
Counsel and the Senior Counsels in the Office of the Legislative Counsel
and the maximum annual rates of compensation for the Assistant Secretary
of the Senate, the Parliamentarian, the Financial Clerk, the Assistant
to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the
Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the
Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader shall
each be $152,015.
(d) The maximum annual rates of compensation for the positions
authorized for the Capitol Guide Service by the Capitol Guide Board
shall each be increased by 4.27 percent.
chaplain's office
Sec. 3. The annual rate of compensation of the Chaplain is equal to
the annual rate of pay provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, except that such
annual rate of compensation may not at any time exceed the rate equal to
the difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position
referred to in section 2(a) and $11,713.
offices of senate
Sec. 4. (a) The following individuals are authorized to increase the
annual rates of compensation of the employees specified, subject to
applicable limitations adjusted by this Order:
(1) The Vice President, for any employee under his jurisdiction.
(2) The President pro tempore, for any employee under his
jurisdiction.
(3) The Deputy President pro tempore, for any employee under his
jurisdiction.
(4) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, for any
employee under their respective jurisdictions (subject, in the case
of the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the
Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of
Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the
Minority Leader, respectively, to the provisions of section 2(c) of
this Order).
(5) The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip, for any employee
under their respective jurisdictions.
(6) The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the
Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, for any employee under
their respective jurisdictions.
(7) The Secretary of the Senate, for any employee under his
jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 2(c) of this
Order).
(8) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, for any employee under
his jurisdiction.
(9) The Chaplain, for any employee under his jurisdiction.
(10) The Legislative Counsel, subject to the approval of the
President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction
(other than the Deputy Legislative Counsel and the Senior Counsels).
(11) The Senate Legal Counsel, for any employee under his
jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 701(b) of the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 288(b))).
(12) The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the
Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.
(13) The Capitol Guide Board, for any employee under the
jurisdiction of the Board.
(14) The appointing authority of any Senate entity not referred
to under paragraphs (1) through (13) for any employee under its
jurisdiction.
(b) Except for those officers and employees referred to in section 2
of this Order, no officer or employee within the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate and no officer or employee within the Office of the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall, for any period of time, be paid
gross compensation at an annual rate which is in excess of the maximum
prescribed in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as such rate is adjusted in section 7(b)
of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 20, 2001).
committee staffs
Sec. 5. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1) (as modified
by this Order), and to the other provisions of this Order, the chairman
of any standing, special, or select committee of the Senate (including
the majority and minority policy committees and the conference majority
and the conference minority of the Senate), and the chairman of any
joint committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate, are each authorized to increase the annual rate
of compensation of any employee of the committee, or any subcommittee
thereof, of which he is chairman, subject to applicable limitations
adjusted by this Order.
(b) The maximum annual rates of ``$144,964'', ``$145,459'', and
``$147,315'' referred to in section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(e)) (as provided for in section
5(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 20, 2001)
shall be deemed to be the figures ``$149,664'', ``$150,159'', and
``$152,015'', respectively.
senators' offices
Sec. 6. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1), as modified
by this Order, and to the other provisions of this Order, each Senator
is authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any
employee in his office, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by
this Order.
(b) Each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of such Act shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in
that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on December 31, 2002,
increased by an additional 4.27 percent.
(c) The figures ``$2,060'' and ``$145,459'' referred to in the
second sentence of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)) (as provided in section
6(c) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 20, 2001)
shall be deemed to be the figures ``$2,124'' and ``$150,159'',
respectively.
(d) The amount referred to under section 111(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 61-1 note), as amended by
section 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law
102-392; 106 Stat. 1706) shall be $450,477.
general limitation
Sec. 7. (a) The figure ``$2,060'' referred to in section 105(f) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as
provided in section 7(a) of the Order of the President pro tempore of
December 20, 2001) shall be deemed to be the figure ``$2,124''.
(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation of ``$145,459''
appearing in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as provided for in section 7(b) of the Order of
the President pro tempore of December 20, 2001) shall be deemed to be
the figure ``$150,159''.
notifying disbursing office of increases
Sec. 8. In order for an employee to receive the increase in his
annual rate of compensation pursuant to section 4, 5, or 6, the
individual designated to authorize such increases for that employee
shall notify the Disbursing Office of the Senate in writing that he
authorizes such increase for that employee and the date (prescribed in
accordance with section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2))) on which such increase is
to be effective. Such increase shall become effective as provided in
section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2
U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2)), except that if the notice required by the preceding
sentence is given within five days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or
holidays) after the date on which this Order is issued, such increase
may become effective on January 1, 2003.
dual compensation
Sec. 9. The figure ``$26,985'' referred to in section 5533(c)(1) of
title 5, United States Code (as provided in section 9 of the Order of
the President pro tempore of December 20, 2001) shall be deemed to be
the figure ``$27,822''.
office of the senate legal counsel
Sec. 10. (a) The annual rate of compensation of the Senate Legal
Counsel shall be $153,200.
(b) The annual rate of compensation of the Deputy Senate Legal
Counsel shall be $151,900.
(c) The maximum annual rate of compensation of each Assistant Senate
Legal Counsel may not at any time exceed the rate equal to the
difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position
referred to in section 2(a) and $4,900.
effective date
Sec. 11. Sections 1 through 10 of this Order are effective January
1, 2003.
Robert C. Byrd
President pro tempore
Prior Orders of the President pro tempore of the Senate were issued
on the following dates:
Dec. 20, 2001, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Dec. 20, 2000, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
Dec. 12, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
Dec. 16, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
Dec. 19, 1997, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Dec. 18, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Dec. 28, 1994, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
Dec. 17, 1992, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
Dec. 18, 1991, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Dec. 20, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
Dec. 21, 1989, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
Dec. 9, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
Jan. 4, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
Dec. 19, 1986, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
Jan. 4, 1985, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
Dec. 20, 1983, amended May 2, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Oct. 1, 1982, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Cong. Rec., vol. 128, pt. 20, p.
26968.
Oct. 5, 1981, amended Dec. 15, 1981, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Cong. Rec.,
vol. 127, pt. 19, p. 24991.
Oct. 1, 1980, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Cong. Rec., vol. 126, pt. 25, p.
34376.
Oct. 13, 1979, eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Cong. Rec., vol. 125, pt. 22, p.
28404.
Oct. 9, 1978, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Cong. Rec., vol. 124, pt. 28, p.
37837.
Sept. 29, 1977, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
Oct. 8, 1976, eff. Oct. 1, 1976; Cong. Rec., vol. 123, pt. 3, p.
3784.
Oct. 2, 1975, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Cong. Rec., vol. 121, pt. 27, p.
34398.
Oct. 7, 1974, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Cong. Rec., vol. 120, pt. 27, p.
36717.
Oct. 4, 1973, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.
Dec. 16, 1972, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Cong. Rec., vol. 119, pt. 1, p.
674.
Dec. 23, 1971, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; Cong. Rec., vol. 118, pt. 1, p.
235.
Jan. 15, 1971, eff. Feb. 1, 1971; Cong. Rec., vol. 117, pt. 1, p.
770.
Apr. 15, 1970, eff. Jan. 1, and May 1, 1970; Cong. Rec., vol. 116,
pt. 9, p. 11860.
June 17, 1969, eff. July 1, 1969; Cong. Rec., vol. 115, pt. 12, p.
16103.
June 12, 1968, eff. July 1, 1968; Cong. Rec., vol. 114, pt. 13, p.
16890.
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1966
Pub. L. 89-504, title III, Sec. 302(g), (h), July 18, 1966, 80 Stat.
295, provided that:
``(g) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (h),
the rates of gross compensation of the Secretary for the Majority of the
Senate, the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the Chief Reporter
of Debates of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Senior
Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the
Chief Clerk of the Senate, the Chaplain of the Senate, and the
Postmaster and Assistant Postmaster of the Senate are hereby increased
by 2.9 per centum.
``(h) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended
(74 Stat. 304; Public Law 86-568), is amended by striking out `$23,770'
and inserting in lieu thereof `$24,460'.'' [The paragraph in the
Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above, was repealed by
Pub. L. 90-57, Sec. 105(i)(3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144, eff. Aug. 1,
1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1965
Pub. L. 89-301, Sec. 11(g), (h), Oct. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 1121,
provided that:
``(g) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (h),
the rates of gross compensation of the Secretary for the Majority of the
Senate, the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the Chief Reporter
of Debates of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Senior
Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the
Chief Clerk of the Senate, the Chaplain of the Senate, and the
Postmaster and Assistant Postmaster of the Senate are hereby increased
by 3.6 per centum.
``(h) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended
(74 Stat. 304; Public Law 86-568), is amended by striking out `$22,945'
and inserting in lieu thereof `$23,770'.'' [The paragraph in the
Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above, was repealed by
Pub. L. 90-57, Sec. 105(i)(3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144, eff. Aug. 1,
1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1964
Pub. L. 88-426, title II, Sec. 202(f), (g), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat.
414, provided that:
``(f) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (g),
the rates of gross compensation of the Secretary for the Majority of the
Senate, the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the Official
Reporters of Debates of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the Senate,
the Senior Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
Senate, and the Chief Clerk of the Senate are hereby increased by an
amount which is equal to the amount of the increase which would be
provided by subsection (a) of this section [section 60e-11 of this
title] in that gross rate determined without regard to the provisions
referred to in subsection (g) of this section which is nearest in amount
to the total annual compensation of such officer or employee.
``(g) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended
(74 Stat. 304; Public Law 86-568), is amended by striking out `$18,880'
and inserting in lieu thereof `$22,945'.'' [The paragraph in the
Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above, was repealed by
Pub. L. 90-57, Sec. 105(i)(3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144, eff. Aug. 1,
1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1962
Pub. L. 87-793, Sec. 1005(c), (d), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 867,
provided that:
``(c) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (d),
the rates of gross compensation of the elected officers of the Senate
(except the Presiding Officer of the Senate), the Legislative Counsel of
the Senate, the Official Reporters of Debates of the Senate, the
Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Senior Counsel in the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Chief Clerk of the Senate are
hereby increased by 7 per centum.
``(d) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended
(74 Stat. 304; Public Law 86-568), is amended to read as follows:
`` `No officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in
excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of
$18,880 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.' '' [The
paragraph in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above,
was repealed by Pub. L. 90-57, Sec. 105(i)(3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat.
144, eff. Aug. 1, 1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1960
Pub. L. 86-568, title I, Sec. 117(c), (d), July 1, 1960, 74 Stat.
303, provided that:
``(c) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (d),
the rates of gross compensation of each of the elected officers of the
Senate (except the Presiding Officer of the Senate), the Parliamentarian
of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Senior Counsel
in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Chief
Clerk of the Senate are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum.
``(d) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat.
510; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as
follows:
`` `No officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in
excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of
$17,525 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.' '' [Prior to
this amendment ``$8,880'' and ``$17,525'' were, respectively, ``$8,880''
and ``$16,300'' per annum.] [The paragraph in the Legislative
Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above was repealed by Pub. L. 90-
57, Sec. 105(i)(3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144, eff. Aug. 1, 1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and
Gross Compensation--1958
Pub. L. 85-462, Sec. 4(c), (d), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 208,
provided that:
``(c) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (d),
the rates of gross compensation of each of the elected officers of the
Senate (except the presiding officer of the Senate), the Parliamentarian
of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Senior Counsel
in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Chief
Clerk of the Senate are hereby increased by 10 per centum.
``(d) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross
compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the
heading `SENATE' in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat.
510; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as
follows:
`` `No officer or employee, whose compensation is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in
excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of
$16,300 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.' '' [Prior to
this amendment ``$8,880'' and ``$16,300'' were, respectively, ``$8,820''
and ``$14,800'' per annum.] [The paragraph in the Legislative
Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to above, was repealed by Pub. L. 90-
57, Sec. 105(i) (3), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144, eff. Aug. 1, 1967.]
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House--1955
Act June 28, 1955, ch. 189, Sec. 4(c), 69 Stat. 176, provided that:
``The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the
Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the presiding
officers of the two Houses), the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives,
and the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives are
hereby increased by 7.5 per centum.''
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House--1951
Act Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, Sec. 2(e), 65 Stat. 614, provided that:
``The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the
Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the presiding
officers of the two Houses), the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, the legislative counsel
of the Senate, the legislative counsel of the House of Representatives,
and the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives are
hereby increased by 10 per centum, except that in no case shall any such
rate be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per
annum.''
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House--1949
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 101(d), 63 Stat. 974,
provided that: ``The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected
officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including
the presiding officers of the two Houses) are hereby increased by 5 per
centum.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 60a-1a of this title.
