§ 31b-5. — Staff assistance to former Speaker for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker; compensation and status of staff.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC31b-5]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 31b-5. Staff assistance to former Speaker for
administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in
office as Representative and Speaker; compensation and status of
staff
In order to provide staff assistance to the Speaker in connection
with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters
pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a
Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the contingent fund of the House is hereby made
available, for as long as he determines there is need therefor,
commencing at the expiration of the term of office of the Speaker as a
Representative in Congress for payment of the salaries of an
Administrative Assistant, who shall be paid at a basic per annum rate of
not to exceed the then current rate for step 5 of level 11 of the House
Employees Schedule, as determined by the Speaker, a Secretary, who shall
be paid at a basic per annum rate of not to exceed the then current rate
for step 9 of level 8 of such Schedule, as determined by the Speaker,
and an additional Secretary, who shall be paid at a gross per annum rate
of not to exceed the then current rate for step 1 of level 6 of such
Schedule as determined by the Speaker, designated and appointed by the
Speaker to serve as members of his office staff in such period. Each
person so designated and appointed shall be held and considered, for the
duration of such appointment, as--
(1) an ``employee'' for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter
81 (relating to compensation for work injuries) of title 5, and
(2) a ``congressional employee'' within the meaning of section
2107 of title 5, for the purposes of--
(A) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) of
chapter 83 of such title,
(B) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life
insurance) of such title, and
(C) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health
insurance) of such title.
(Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532,
Sec. 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 95-94, title I,
Sec. 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 99-151, title I,
Sec. 102(a), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 104-186, title II,
Sec. 203(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
Codification
Section is based on section 5 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-
first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by
Pub. L. 91-665.
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-94 is based on section 2 of House Resolution
No. 1576, Ninety-fourth Congress, Sept. 30, 1976, which was enacted into
permanent law by Pub. L. 95-94.
As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker
of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to
apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section
1(a) of Pub. L. 93-532, set out as a note under section 31b-1 of this
title.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``for payment of'' for ``to enable
the Clerk of the House to pay''.
1985--Pub. L. 99-151 substituted ``not to exceed the then current
rate for step 5 of level 11 of the House Employees Schedule'' for ``not
to exceed $3,000'' the first place it appeared, ``not to exceed the then
current rate for step 9 of level 8 of such Schedule'' for ``not to
exceed $3,000'' the second place it appeared, and ``not to exceed the
then current rate for step 1 of level 6 of such Schedule'' for ``not to
exceed $9,000''.
1977--Pub. L. 95-94 inserted reference to an additional Secretary
paid at a gross per annum of not to exceed $9,000 as determined by the
Speaker and struck out ``as Administrative Assistant or Secretary''
after ``Each person so designated and appointed''.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Section 2 of H. Res. 1576 provided that amendment is effective on
the date of enactment of such section 2 into permanent law, Aug. 5,
1977, the date of approval of Pub. L. 95-94. See Codification note
above.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out
under section 31b-1 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 31b-1, 31b-7 of this title.