§ 61g-5. — Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority; gross compensation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC61g-5]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 61g-5. Appointment and compensation of employees by
Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority; gross compensation
Effective October 1, 1977, the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority are each authorized to appoint and fix the
compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided, That
the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $143,200
each fiscal year for each Secretary.
(Pub. L. 95-94, title I, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 658, 659.)
Codification
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act,
1978, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1978.
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.
