§ 61a-11. — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary's authority to establish and fix compensation for positions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC61a-11]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 61a-11. Abolition of statutory positions in Office of
Secretary of Senate; Secretary's authority to establish and fix
compensation for positions
Effective October 1, 1981, all statutory positions in the Office of
the Secretary (other than the positions of the Secretary of the Senate,
Assistant Secretary of the Senate, Parliamentarian, Financial Clerk, and
Director of the Office of Classified National Security Information) are
abolished, and in lieu of the positions hereby abolished the Secretary
of the Senate is authorized to establish such number of positions as he
deems appropriate and appoint and fix the compensation of employees to
fill the positions so established; except that the annual rate of
compensation payable to any employee appointed to fill any position
established by the Secretary of the Senate shall not, for any period of
time, be in excess of $1,000 less than the annual rate of compensation
of the Secretary of the Senate for that period of time; and except that
nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any position
authorized by statute, if the compensation for such position is to be
paid from the contingent fund of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 97-51, Sec. 114, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.)
Increases in Compensation
Increases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under
authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-656), see
Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as
notes under section 60a-1 of this title.
