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sentatives (except the presiding officer of the House and the Chaplain of the House) is hereby increased by 10 per centum."

For effective date of Pub. L. 85-462, see note set out under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OF OFFICers of Senate; LimiTATIONS ON BASIC AND GROSS COMPENSATION-1958 Pub. L. 85-462, § 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:

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'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.'"

The paragraph in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, referred to in section 4 (d) of Pub. L. 85-462, limited the basic compensation of officers and employees to $8,820 per annum and the gross compensation to $14,800 per

annum.

For effective date of Pub. L. 85-462, see note set out under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OF THE CHAPLAIN AND THE COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION OF THE HOUSE

Pub. L. 85-462, 4 (1), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 209, provided that: "The aggregate rate of the rate af basic annual compensation and the rate of additional annual compensation authorized by law of the Chaplain of the House of Representatives and of the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives is hereby increased by 10 per centum."

For effective date of Pub. L. 85-462, see note set out under section 1113 of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION ACTS

Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 439, provided in part for the funds for operation of Congress during fiscal year 1959.

Similar provisions for the prior fiscal years were contained in acts June 22, 1949, ch. 235, §§ 101, 105, 63 Stat. 216, 230; Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 101, 64 Stat. 595; Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 388; July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 101, 66 Stat. 464; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 318; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 396; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 499; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 101, 70 Stat. 356; July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85-75, § 101, 71 Stat. 244.

SENATE COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

Senate Committee employees formerly provided for by this section are now covered by section 72a of this title. See also note under section 72a relative to Senate Resolutions listing present committee employees.

HOUSE COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

House Committee employees formerly provided for by this section are now covered by section 72a of this title. See also note under section 72a relative to House reports listing present committee employees.

§§ 60b, 60c. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 60b, acts June 20, 1929, ch. 33, § 2, 46 Stat. 38; July 25, 1939, ch. 352, 3, 53 Stat. 1080, providing that clerk hire should be at the rate of $6,500 per annum and

limiting individual salaries to $3,900 per annum, was superseded by section 60g of this title.

Section 60c, R. S. § 55, has been omitted as obsolete and not in accordance with present day practice.

§ 60d. Officers and employees; payment of December salary.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol Police and Office of Legislative Counsel, and employees paid on vouchers under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries for the month of December on the 20th day of that month, each year, except when the 20th of the month falls on Sunday, in which case the said salaries shall be paid on the 19th of December. (May 21, 1937, ch. 236, § 1, 50 Stat. 199.)

§ 60e. Same; payment of salary for months other than December.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol Police and Office of Legislative Counsel, and employees paid on voucher under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries on the first workday preceding the last day of any month (except the month of December) when the last day of such month falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday. (May 21, 1937, ch. 236, § 2, as added June 2, 1939, ch. 171, 53 Stat. 802.)

§ 60e-1. Same; salary payment when payday falls on Saturday.

Whenever the usual day for paying salaries in or under the Senate or House of Representatives falls on Saturday, the respective disbursing officers are authorized to make such payments on the preceding workday. (Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 589, title I, § 101, 59 Stat. 633.)

§ 60f. Employees' salaries changeable by Senators and committee chairmen.

Senators and chairmen of standing committees may change the number of employees in their respective offices or committees, and may rearrange the schedule of basic salaries of such employees in multiples of $5 per month: Provided, That such changes and rearrangements shall not increase the aggregate of the salaries provided for such offices or committees by law or Senate resolution: Provided further, That no salary shall be fixed under this section at a basic rate of more than $5,100 per annum, except that the salary of one employee, other than the administrative assistant, in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate of not more than $8,460 per anum ' and the salary of the administrative assistant to each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate which together with additional compensation authorized by law will not exceed the maximum rate authorized by section 932b (b) of Title 5: Provided further, That Senators and committee chairmen, on or before the day on which they are to become effective shall certify in writing such

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changes or rearrangements to the disbursing office of the Senate which thereafter shall pay such employees in accordance with such certifications, except that, in the case of any change or rearrangement, other than original appointments, to become effective on or after the first day and prior to the tenth day of any month, such certification may be made at any time not later than the tenth day of such month. (July 1, 1941, ch. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 448; June 8, 1942, ch. 396, § 1, 56 Stat. 333; June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, § 101, 57 Stat. 222; June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 337; Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 617, § 2 (a), 58 Stat. 832; June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 241; July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 390; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, § 101 (c) (3), 63 Stat. 974; Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, § 2 (c) (2), 65 Stat. 614; June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 4 (e) (3), 69 Stat. 177; May 19, 1956, ch. 313, ch. XII, § 1201, 70 Stat. 175.)

AMENDMENTS

1956-Act May 19, 1956, amended third proviso to permit certification at any time not later than the tenth day of the month in the case of any change or rearrangement, other than original appointments, to become effective on or after the first day and prior to the tenth day of the month.

1955-Act June 28, 1955, amended second proviso of section by substituting "$5,100" for "$5,880", "$8,460" for "$7,320", and by eliminating the limitation of $8,400 on the maximum basic rate of salary of the administrative assistant.

1951-Act Oct. 24, 1951, amended second proviso of section, substituting "$5,880" for "$5,280", and "$7,320" for "$6,720".

1949-Act Oct. 28, 1949, amended second proviso of section to increase basic compensation limitation.

1944 Act Dec. 20, 1944, amended section, substituting "$4,500" wherever appearing for "$5,040".

1943-Act June 28, 1943, amended section, substituting "certifications" for "changed schedule" at end of section.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT

Amendment of this section by act June 28, 1955, as effective on the first day of the second pay period which begins after June 28, 1955, see note under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT

Amendment of this section effective as of the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1951, see note under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT

Subsec. (e) of section 101 of act Oct. 28, 1949, provided that section 101 should take effect as of the first day of the first month after Oct. 28, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1944 AMENDMENT

Section 2 of act Dec. 20, 1944, provided in part that the section should become effective Jan. 1, 1945. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 INCREASE IN AGGREGATE AMOUNT Section 2 (c) (3) of act Oct. 24, 1951, provided that: "Notwithstanding the third proviso in such paragraph [this section] any increase in the compensation of an employee in a Senator's office shall take effect on the effective date of this Act or on the date such employee became employed, whichever is later, if (A) the certification filed by such Senator under such proviso so provides, (B) such certification is filed in the disbursing office of the Senate not later than November 30, 1951, and (C) the amount of such increase does not exceed the amount of the increase which would be payable in the case of such employee if he were subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section [section 932b (a) of Title 5]."

For "effective date of this act", referred to above, and persons entitled thereunder to retroactive compensation,

see notes under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN AGGREGATte Amount of CompENSATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE-1951

Section 2 (c) (1) of act Oct. 24, 1951, provided that: "The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid for administrative and clerical assistance and messenger service in the offices of Senators is hereby increased by

"(A) 84,140 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is less than three million;

"(B) $4,860 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is three million or more but less than five million;

"(C) $5,220 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is five million or more but less than ten million; and

"(D) $5,760 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is ten million or more."

For effective date of act Oct. 24, 1951, and persons entitled thereunder to retroactive compensation, see notes under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE-1955 Act June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 4 (d), (f), 69 Stat. 176, 177, provided that:

"(d) (1) The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid for administrative and clerical assistance and messenger service in the offices of Senators is hereby increased by

"(A) $10,020 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is less than three million;

“(B) $10,920 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is three million or more but less than five million;

"(C) $11,760 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is five million or more but less than ten million; and

"(D) $11,880 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is ten million or more.

"(2) Notwithstanding the second proviso in the paragraph relating to the authority of Senators to rearrange the basic salaries of employees in their respective offices, which appears in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947, as amended (2 U. S. C. 60f) [this section], but subject to the limitations contained in paragraph (3) of this subsection, during the period beginning on the effective date of this subsection and ending on the last day of the first pay period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act [June 28, 1955] (A) the compensation of the administrative assistant in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate which together with additional compensation authorized by law will not exceed the maximum rate authorized by section 2 (b) of the Act of October 24, 1951 (Public Law 201, Eighty-second Congress), as amended [section 932b of this title], (B) the compensation of one employee other than the administrative assistant in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate not to exceed $10,260 per annum, and (C) the compensation of any other employee in the office of a Senator may be fixed at a basic rate not to exceed $6,420 per annum.

"(3) Notwithstanding the third proviso in such paragraph [this section], any increase in the compensation of an employee in a Senator's office shall take effect on the effective date of this subsection or on the date such employee became employed, whichever is later, if (A) the certification filed by such Senator under such proviso so provides, (B) such certification is filed in the disbursing office of the Senate not later than fifteen days following the date of enactment of this Act [June 28, 1955]. and (C) the amount of such increase does not exceed the amount of the increase which would be payable in the case of such employee if he were subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section [section 932c of this title] plus any additional amount which may result from fixing the rate of basic compensation at the lowest multiple of $60 which will result in an increase not less than the amount of such increase which would be payable under subsection (a) [section 932c of this title]."

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For effective date of sections 4 (d) and 4 (f) said act June 28, 1955, and persons entitled to retroactive compensation thereunder, see notes under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

1958 ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES IN OFFICE OF SENATOR

Pub. L. 85-462, § 4 (b), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 207, provided that: "The basic compensation of each employee in the office of a Senator is hereby adjusted, effective on the first day of the month following the date of enactment of this Act [June 20, 1958], to the lowest multiple of $60 which will provide a gross rate of compensation not less than the gross rate such employee was receiving immediately prior thereto, except that the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply in the case of any employee if on or before the fifteenth day following the date of enactment of this Act [June 20, 1958] the Senator by whom such employee is employed notifies the disbursing office of the Senate in writing that he does not wish such provisions to apply to such employee. No employee whose basic compensation is adjusted under this subsection shall receive any additional compensation under subsection (a) [section 932d (a) of this title] for any period prior to the effective date of such adjustment during which such employee was employed in the office of the Senator by whom he is employed on the first day of the month following the enactment of this Act [June 20, 1958]. No additional compensation shall be paid to any person under subsection (a) [section 932d (a) of this title] for any period prior to the first day of the month following the date of enactment of this Act [June 20, 1958] during which such person was employed in the office of a Senator (other than a Senator by whom he is employed on such day) unless on or before the fifteenth day following the date of enactment of this Act [June 20, 1958] such Senator notifies the disbursing office of the Senate in writing that he wishes such employee to receive such additional compensation for such period. In any case in which, at the expiration of the time within which a Senator may give notice under this subsection, such Senator is deceased such notice shall be deemed to have been given." For effective date of Pub. L. 85-462, see note set out under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

1955 ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES IN OFFICE OF SENATOR

Act June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 4 (e) (2), 69 Stat. 177, provided that: "The basic compensation of each employee in the office of a Senator on the effective date of this subsection is hereby adjusted to the lowest multiple of $60 which will provide basic compensation, plus additional compensation payable under subsection (a) [section 932c of this title] and the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) [section 932c of this title], not less than the amount of basic compensation, plus additional compensation under the provisions of sections 501 and 502 of the Federal Employees' Pay Act of 1945, as amended [sections 931 and 932 of Title 5], and section 301 of the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees' Salary Act of 1948 [section 955 of Title 5], which he is receiving on the effective date of this subsection."

For effective date of this subsection, referred to in the above paragraph, see note under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

PERSONS ENTITLED TO RETROACTIVE COMPENSATION UNDER 1951 INCREASES

Persons entitled to retroactive compensation increases made by act Oct. 24, 1951, see note under section 1113 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

COMPENSATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CHARGED TO SENATOR

Subsec. (c) (1) of section 101 of act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, 63 Stat. 974, provided that: "The basic compensation of the administrative assistant to a Senator shall be charged against the aggregate amount authorized to be paid for clerical assistance and messenger service in the office of such Senator."

ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN CLERK HIRE

Subsec. (c) (2) of section 101 of act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, 63 Stat. 974, provided that: "The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid for clerical assistance and messenger service in the office of each Senator is increased by $11,520."

INCREASE OF CLERK HIRE FOR SENATORS

Section 2 (b) of act Dec. 20, 1944, effective Jan. 1, 1945, provided: "(b) The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid to employees in the offices of Senators (including employees of standing committees of which Senators are chairmen) is hereby increased by (1) $4,020 in the case of each Senator from a State which has a population of less than four million inhabitants and (2) by $5,040 in the case of each Senator from a State which has a population of four million or more inhabitants."

SPECIAL SALARY TO BE FIXED BY SENATORS One employee's salary to be fixed at $8,040, see section 60f-1 of this title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Committee staffs, appointment, number and compensation, see section 72a of this title.

Compensation for overtime, see sections 932 and 933 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Increase in basic compensation rates, see section 931 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Reorganization of committees and personnel, see note under section 72a of this title.

§ 60f-1. Special salary to be fixed by Senators. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, each Senator may fix the basic compensation of one employee in his office at a rate of not to exceed $8,040 per annum in addition to other positions authorized by law. (June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 359.)

§ 60g. Clerk hire for Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner; effective date.

Effective July 1, 1949, the clerk hire of each Member, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner shall be at the rate of $12,500 per annum, and such officials and chairmen of standing committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations, which is governed by other law) may rearrange or change the schedules or salaries and the number of employees in their respective offices or committees: Provided, That no salary shall be fixed hereunder at a rate in excess of $5,000 per annum, and no action shall be taken to reduce any salary which is specifically fixed by law at a rate higher than $5,000 per annum: Provided further, That such changes as may be made in consequence

hereof shall not increase the aggregate of the salaries provided for such offices or committees for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, or thereafter, beyond the additional amount herein authorized for clerk hire for Representatives, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and an amount equivalent to the difference between the aggregate amount appropriated for salaries of a standing committee for the fiscal year 1945 and the amount required to increase the compensation rate prevailing on December 6, 1944 (in case of a vacancy, the rate last paid), to the clerk of a standing committee to a rate not in excess of $5,000 per annum: Provided further, That no compensation rate shall be established in pursuance hereof which is not a multiple of five: Provided further, That Representatives, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and committee chairmen, on or before the tenth day of the month in which rearrangements or changes of salary schedules are to become effective, shall certify in writing such rearrangements or changes to the disbursing office, which shall thereafter pay such employees in accordance with such rearrangements or changes: Provided further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall supersede any law in conflict therewith. (Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 617, § 1, 58 Stat. 831; June 23, 1949, ch. 238, § 4, 63 Stat. 265.)

AMENDMENTS

1949-Act June 23, 1949, amended section by increasing clerk hire allowed members from $9,500 to $12,500 to be effective from July 1, 1949.

INCREASE IN BASIC RATES FOR CLERK HIRE Increase in basic rates for clerk hire for Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner, see section 60g-1 of this title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Committee staffs, appointment, number and compensation, see section 72a of this title.

Compensation for overtime, see sections 932 and 933 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Increase in basic compensation rates, see section 931 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Limitation on salary increases of standing committee clerks, see section 60h of this title.

Member as used in this section includes a Representative in Congress, a Delegate from a Territory, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, see section 461 of this title.

Reorganization of committees and personnel, see note under section 72a of this title.

§ 60g-1. Increase in basic rates for clerk hire for House Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the clerk hire of each member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from a Territory, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be at the basic rate of $17,500 per annum except that, in the case of each Member, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner the population of whose constituency is five hundred thousand or more, as currently estimated by the Bureau of the Census, such basic rate shall be increased by not to exceed $2,500 per annum. No person shall be paid from such clerk hire at a basic rate in excess of $7,000 per annum, and not

more than one person shall be paid at a basic rate of $7,000 per annum from such clerk hire at any one time. (July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 401; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 11 (a), 69 Stat. 509; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 938, § 1 (a), 70 Stat. 990.)

CODIFICATION

Section 101 of act Aug. 5, 1955, without reference to the increase authorized by section 11 of such act, provided in part for payment for clerk hire at the basic rate of $15,000 per annum, and limited payment of any salary at a basic rate in excess of $6,000 per annum.

AMENDMENTS

1956-Act Aug. 3, 1956, amended section by adding provision to first sentence that, where constituency is five hundred thousand or more, basic rate shall be increased by not more than $2,500 per annum.

1955-Act Aug. 5, 1955, amended section to increase the clerk hire from a basic rate of $15,000 per annum to $17,500 per annum, to increase from $6,000 per annum to $7,000 per annum the basic rate for any one person, and to limit payment at such basic rate to not more than one person at any one time.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT

Section 14 of act Aug. 5, 1955, provided that the amendments to this section and sections 72a (e), 72a-2, and 92 of this title, and note under section 273 of this title should take effect Aug. 1, 1955.

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1 (c) of act Aug. 3, 1956, provided that applicable appropriations shall be available for purposes of amendments made by act Aug. 3, 1956 to this section and section 92 of this title.

PROVISIONS AS PERMANENT LAW

Section 103 of act Aug. 5, 1955 (Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955), provided in part that the provisions therein for the various items of official expenses of Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner should be the permanent law with respect thereto.

OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLERK HIRE Other provisions relating to clerk hire for House Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner, see section 60g of this title.

§ 60h. Limitation on salary increases of standing committee clerks.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Apr. 25, 1945, ch. 95, title I, 59 Stat. 78, omitted as superseded by section 72a of this title.

§ 60i. Annual compensation of Capitol telephone exchange operators; computation and definition of service.

On and after February 1, 1945, the basic rates of compensation of telephone operators on the United States Capitol telephone exchange (whether under the jurisdiction of the Clerk of the House of Representatives or under the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate) shall be as follows:

(a) Chief operator, $3,000 per annum.

(b) Assistant chief operator, $2,400 per annum, and $200 per annum additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent.

(c) Others, $1,800 per annum plus

(1) $240 per annum additional in the case of those having more than twenty-five years of service;

(2) $180 per annum additional in the case of those having more than twenty and not more than twenty-five years of service;

(3) $150 per annum additional in the case of those having more than fifteen and not more than twenty years of service;

(4) $120 per annum additional in the case of those having more than ten and not more than fifteen years of service; and

(5) $60 per annum additional in the case of those having more than five and not more than ten years of service.

In computing such years of service, the term "service" means service as a telephone operator on the United States Capitol telephone exchange (whether under the jurisdiction of the Clerk of the House of Representatives or under the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate) and shall not be limited to continuous service. (Feb. 13, 1945, ch. 2, § 1, 59 Stat. 4.)

INCREASE IN BASIC ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN

POSITIONS

For increase in basic annual compensation of the chief telephone operator and three assistant chief telephone operators under the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, see section 61f of this title.

APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1945

Section 2 of act Feb. 13, 1945, authorized the payment, from current appropriations for salaries of officers and employees of Congress, of the necessary amounts to effectuate the increases provided for by this section.

§ 61. Limit on rate of compensation of officers and employees of Senate.

No officer or employee of the Senate shall receive pay for any services performed by him at any rate higher than that provided for the office or employment to which he has been regularly appointed. (Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 390, § 1, 22 Stat. 270.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Payment from contingent fund of the House of additional salary or compensation to officers or employees of the House, see section 95 of this title.

§ 61a. Compensation of Secretary of Senate.

The gross annual compensation of the Secretary of the Senate shall be $17.500. (Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 1, 69 Stat. 499.)

1958 INCREASE IN COMPENSATION

Rate of gross compensation of chief clerk increased by 10 per centum in 1958, see note set out under section 60a of this title.

§ 61a-1. Compensation of chief clerk of the Senate. Effective July 1, 1956, the compensation of the chief clerk of the Senate shall be $15,500 gross per annum. (June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 356.)

§61b. Compensation of parliamentarian and assistant parliamentarian of the Senate.

Effective July 1, 1956, the gross annual compensation of the parliamentarian of the Senate shall be $15,500, and the basic annual compensation of the assistant parliamentarian of the Senate shall be $7,620. (Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 499; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 356.)

AMENDMENTS

1956 Act June 27, 1956, changed the compensation of the parliamentarian of the Senate from $8,820 basic annual compensation to $15,500 gross annual compensation, and increased the basic annual compensation of the assistant parliamentarian of the Senate from $7,260 to $7,620.

1958 INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OF SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN

Rate of gross compensation of parliamentarian of the Senate increased by 10 per centum in 1958, see note set out under section 60a of this title.

INAPPLICABILITY OF 1958 INCREASES TO HOUSE
PARLIAMENTARIAN AND EMPLOYEES

Pub. L. 85-462, § 4 (s), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 209, provided that: "The increases in compensation provided by this section |section 932d of Title 5, and notes under sections 60a and 60f of this title] shall not be applicable with respect to the Office of the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives and to any employee in such office."

1955 INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OF HOUSE PARLIAMENTARIAN AND ASSISTANT PARLIAMENTARIAN

H. Res. 339, agreed to Aug. 2, 1955, effective July 1, 1955, increased gross annual salary of parliamentarian of the House to $20,500 and of assistant parliamentarian of the House to $16,500.

§ 61c. Compensation of employees of the office of Secretary of the Senate.

Effective August 1, 1955, the basic annual compensation of the following positions in the office of the Secretary of the Senate shall be: legislative clerk $7,620; journal clerk $7,620; financial clerk $8,820; executive clerk $4,500; assistant executive clerk $3,240; secretary $4,500; assistant secretary $3,420; clerk of enrolled bills $4,500; secretary to parliamentarian $3,240; custodian of records $3,240; assistant bill clerk $3,240; bookkeeper $3,960; retirement clerk $3,420; clerk $2,520; assistant chief messenger $2,220; reference assistant $2,520; two assistants in document room at $2,520 each; superintendent, document room, $6,060; assistant superintendent, document room, $4,380; first assistant, document room, $3,180; second assistant, document room, $3,060; four assistants in document room at $2,520 each; chief messenger in document room, $2,280; librarian $6,060; assistant librarian $4,380; secretary in library $3,060; legislative analyst $3,840; five reference assistants at $2,520 each; messenger $2,040; chief messenger in library $2,280; keeper of stationery $6,060; assistant keeper of stationery $4,380; two clerks at $2,520 each; special officer in disbursing office $2,700; messenger $2,040; chief clerk, stationery room, $3,180; bookkeeper, stationery room, $3,060; chief messenger in secretary's office $2,460; chief messenger in disbursing office $2,280; assistant chief messenger $2,100; eight messengers at $2,040 each; clerk $2,340; clerk $2,460; assistant to the majority $7,320; assistant to the minority $7,320; assistant journal clerk $3,240; messenger, disbursing office, $2,040; reference assistant $2,520; three messengers at $2,040 each. (Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 658, § 1, 69 Stat. 499; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 356.)

AMENDMENTS

1956 Act June 27, 1956, increased the compensation of the legislative clerk and the journal clerk from $7,260 to $7,620; keeper of stationery, librarian, and superintendent, document room from $5,580 to $6,060; secretary to parliamentarian, assistant bill clerk, assistant executive clerk, and custodian of records from $3,000 to $3,240, and the assistant journal clerk from $3,060 to $3,240.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of act June 27, 1956, provided in part that the increased compensation provided in section 101 should be effective July 1, 1956.

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