§ 74c. — Compensation of certain House minority employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC74c]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 74c. Compensation of certain House minority employees
Effective January 3, 1977, and until otherwise provided by law, the
rate of pay for each of the six positions of minority employee
authorized by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 and referred to in House
Resolution 441 of the Ninety-first Congress shall be a per annum gross
rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of level IV of the Executive
Schedule of section 5315 of title 5, unless a lower rate is established
by the Minority Leader.
(Pub. L. 95-94, title I, Sec. 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668.)
References in Text
The Legislative Pay Act of 1929, referred to in text, is act June
20, 1929, ch. 33, 46 Stat. 32. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Tables.
House Resolution 441, referred to in text, is set out as a Prior
Provisions note below.
Codification
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution 119, Ninety-fifth
Congress, Jan. 19, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L.
95-94.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in House
Resolution 441, Ninety-first Congress, June 17, 1969, as enacted into
permanent law by Pub. L. 91-145, Sec. 103, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 359,
which provided: ``That, until otherwise provided by law--
``(1) The six positions of minority employee listed in House
Resolution 8, Ninety-first Congress, as supplemented by House Resolution
238, Ninety-first Congress, and House Resolution 265, Ninety-first
Congress, are hereby given position titles in the descending order in
which those six positions are listed in House Resolution 8, as follows:
``(A) the position title of the position listed first is `Floor
Assistant to the Minority';
``(B) the position title of the position listed second is `Floor
Assistant to the Minority';
``(C) the position title of the position listed third is `Floor
Assistant to the Minority';
``(D) the position title of the position listed fourth is `Floor
Assistant to the Minority';
``(E) the position title of the position listed fifth is `Pair
Clerk to the Minority'; and
``(F) the position title of the position listed sixth is `Staff
Director to the Minority'.
``(2) Appointments to each position for which a position title is
provided by subparagraph (1) of this section shall be made by action of
the House of Representatives.
``(3) The rate of pay of each position for which a position title is
provided by subparagraph (1) of this section shall be a per annum gross
rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of Level V of the Executive
Schedule in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, unless a
different rate is provided for such position by action of the House of
Representatives.
``Sec. 2. (a) The first section of this resolution shall not affect
or change the appointments or continuity of employment of those
employees who hold such positions on the date of adoption of this
resolution [June 17, 1969].
``(b) In accordance with the authority of the House of
Representatives under subparagraph (3) of the first section of this
resolution, the respective per annum gross rates of pay of those
positions for which position titles are provided by clauses (C), (D),
(E), and (F) of subparagraph (1) of the first section of this resolution
are as follows:
``(1) for the position subject to clause (C)--$29,160;
``(2) for the position subject to clause (D)--$25,200;
``(3) for the position subject to clause (E)--$28,440; and
``(4) for the position subject to subparagraph (F)--$28,080.
``Sec. 3. This resolution shall become effective as of the beginning
of the calendar month in which this resolution is adopted [June 1969].''
Designation and Compensation of Three Further Minority Employees
House Resolution No. 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995,
which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104-53, title I,
Sec. 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520, provided that: ``In addition,
the minority leader may appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to
three further minority employees.''