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§ 60a-2. —  House of Representatives pay adjustments; action by Chief Administrative Officer of House.



[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-2]

 
                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 60a-2. House of Representatives pay adjustments; action by 
        Chief Administrative Officer of House
        
    (a) Whenever an adjustment under section 5303 of title 5 becomes 
effective with respect to rates of pay under the General Schedule, the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, in such 
manner as he considers advisable--
        (1) effective on the first day of the month in which such pay 
    adjustment by the President is made effective as described above, 
    shall adjust--
            (A) each minimum and maximum rate of pay applicable to any 
        employee or class of employees whose pay is disbursed by the 
        Chief Administrative Officer (other than a maximum rate equal to 
        or greater than the maximum rate then currently being paid under 
        the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5 as a result of 
        such adjustment); and
            (B) each monetary limitation on or monetary allowance for 
        pay applicable to any such employee or class of employees;

    by an amount rounded to the nearest $100 and computed on the basis 
    of a percentage equal or equivalent, insofar as practicable and with 
    such variations as the Chief Administrative Officer considers 
    appropriate, to the percentage of the adjustment under such section 
    5303;
        (2) shall determine, with respect to the employees and classes 
    of employees within the purview of this section whose pay is 
    disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer, the respective 
    amounts of pay adjustments which are equal or equivalent, insofar as 
    practicable and with such exceptions and modifications as may be 
    necessary to provide for appropriate pay relationships between 
    positions, to corresponding increases in pay, as determined by the 
    Chief Administrative Officer, made by the pay adjustment by the 
    President; and
        (3) shall transmit to the appropriate pay-fixing authority 
    concerned in the House of Representatives a copy of his 
    determinations with respect to the pay of those employees whose pay 
    is fixed and adjusted by that authority.

    (b) After consideration of the pay determinations transmitted by the 
Chief Administrative Officer, the pay-fixing authority concerned may 
adjust, notwithstanding the provisions contained in sections 1341, 1342, 
and 1349-1351 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, the rates of 
pay concerned in such manner as that authority considers appropriate.
    (c) Nothing in this section shall impair any authority pursuant to 
which rates of pay may be fixed by administrative action.
    (d) This section shall not be deemed to authorize any adjustment in 
the rates of pay of employees whose rates of pay are disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer and are fixed and adjusted from time to 
time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance 
with prevailing rates or practices, including employees subject to the 
House Wage Schedule.
    (e) No rate of pay shall be adjusted under this section to an amount 
in excess of the rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule 
contained in section 5316 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 91-656, Sec. 5, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 92-298, 
Sec. 3(b), May 17, 1972, 86 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 92-392, Sec. 14(b), Aug. 
19, 1972, 86 Stat. 575; Pub. L. 101-509, title V, Sec. 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(b)(4)(F), (10)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1440, 1442; Pub. 
L. 102-378, Sec. 5(b), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 104-186, 
title II, Sec. 204(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1729.)

                          Codification

    In subsec. (b), ``sections 1341, 1342, and 1349-1351 and subchapter 
II of chapter 15 of title 31'' substituted for ``section 665 of title 
31, United States Code'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), 
Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 
31, Money and Finance.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(A), substituted 
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives'' for 
``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(D), substituted ``Chief 
Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk'' in concluding provisions.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(B), substituted 
``Chief Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk of the House''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(C), struck out ``, 
including but not limited to--
        ``(i) the clerk hire allowance for each Member of the House of 
    Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and
        ``(ii) the allowances for additional office personnel in the 
    offices of the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, 
    the majority whip, and the minority whip, of the House of 
    Representatives''
after ``class of employees''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(E), substituted ``Chief 
Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk'' in two places.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(F), substituted ``Chief 
Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk of the House''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(1)(G), substituted ``Chief 
Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk of the House of Representatives''.
    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-378 inserted ``of title 5'' after 
``section 5303''.
    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-509, Sec. 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(b)(4)(F)(i)], substituted ``(a) Whenever an adjustment under 
section 5303 becomes effective with respect to rates of pay under the 
General Schedule,'' for ``(a) Whenever a pay adjustment by the President 
under section 5305 of title 5 is made effective pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), or subsections (c) to (m), inclusive, as the case may be, of 
such section 5305, or section 3(c) of this Act, then''.
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101-509, Sec. 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(b)(10)], made technical correction to Pub. L. 92-298 and Pub. 
L. 92-392, see 1972 Amendment note below.
    Pub. L. 101-509, Sec. 529 [title I, Sec. 101(b)(4)(F)(iii)], in 
closing provisions, substituted ``adjustment under such section 5303;'' 
for ``pay adjustment made by the President;''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-509, Sec. 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(b)(4)(F)(ii)], substituted ``adjustment)'' for ``pay adjustment 
by the President)''.
    1972--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 92-298 and Pub. L. 92-392, as amended 
by Pub. L. 101-509, Sec. 529 [title I, Sec. 101(b)(10)], made identical 
substitutions in introductory provisions of ``effective on the first day 
of the month in which such pay adjustments by the President'' for 
``effective at the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or 
after the day on which such pay adjustment by the President''.


                    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 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.


 Directive of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Implementing 
 the Salary Comparability Policy in 1969 for Officers and Employees of 
  the House of Representatives Required by Section 212 of the Federal 
                 Salary Act of 1967 [5 U.S.C. 5304 note]

    Salary Directives of the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
were issued on the following dates:
    June 17, 1969, increases eff. July 1, 1969, Cong. Rec., vol. 115, 
pt. 12, p. 16196.
    June 11, 1968, increases eff. July 1, 1968, Cong. Rec., vol. 114, 
pt. 13, p. 16717.


                        Increases in Compensation

    The following acts provided increases in compensation for elected 
officers and certain employees of the House of Representatives:
    June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-462, Sec. 4(k), (l), 72 Stat. 209.
    June 28, 1955, ch. 189, Sec. 4(c), 69 Stat. 176.
    Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, Sec. 2(e), 65 Stat. 614.
    Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 101(d), 63 Stat. 974.



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