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2 U.S.C. § 6539 — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary’s authority to establish and fix compensation for positions

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2 U.S.C. § 6539 — 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.

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2 U.S.C. § 4571 — Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate

**(a)** Each time the President adjusts the rates of pay of employees under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim) (or section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area) the President pro tempore of the Senate shall, as he considers appropriate— (1) (A) adjust the rates of pay of personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, and any minimum or maximum rate applicable to any such personnel; (B) in the case of such personnel appointed to positions for which the rates of pay for the particular positions were fixed by or pursuant to law at specific rates on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, adjust such rates; and (C) in the case of such personnel appointed to positions for which the maximum rates of pay for the particular positions were fixed by or pursuant to law on the day before such effective date, adjust such maximum rates; and (2) adjust any limitation or allowance applicable to such personnel; by percentages which are equal or equivalent, insofar as practicable, to the percentages of the adjustments made by the President under such section 5303 (and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area) for corresponding rates of pay for employees subject to the General Schedule contained in section 5332 of such title, subject to [section 4575(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml

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2 U.S.C. § 126–1 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 89–90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 90–239, ch. IV, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 94–59, title I, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 270; Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 105(1), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 112, which authorized Secretary of Senate to employ one chief reporter of debates, seven reporters of debates, one assistant reporter of debates, two clerks, and six expert transcribers, was omitted because of [section 6539 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6539&num=0&edition=prelim) which abolished all statutory positions in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, with specified exceptions, effective Oct. 1, 1981, and authorized Secretary of Senate to appoint and fix compensation of such employees as appropriate.

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2 U.S.C. § 126a — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 86–628, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 447, related to appointment of reporters, transcribers and other employees by Official Reporter of Debates of Senate. See [section 6539 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6539&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 61a–11 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 61a–11 was editorially reclassified as [section 6539 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6539&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 61b–1 to 61b–2 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Sections were omitted in view of [section 6539 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6539&num=0&edition=prelim) which abolished all statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate, with specified exceptions, effective Oct. 1, 1981, and authorized Secretary of Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as appropriate. Section 61b–1, Pub. L. 87–730, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 680, provided for the appointment and compensation of a second assistant parliamentarian. Section 61b–1a, Pub. L. 92–342, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 95–94, title I, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 654, provided for the appointment and compensation of a third assistant parliamentarian. Section 61b–2, Pub. L. 90–608, ch. VII, § 701, Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1195, provided for the appointment and compensation of a Curator of Art and Antiquities.

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2 U.S.C. § 6535 — Compensation of Parliamentarian of Senate

The Parliamentarian of the Senate may be paid at a maximum annual rate of compensation not to exceed $39,000.

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2 U.S.C. § 6539 — Abolition of statutory positions in Office

Page 662 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 6538 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Dec. 20, 2019, see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275, which provided that this section was effective July 1, 1975, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775. § 6538. Employment of additional administrative assistants The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to employ such administrative assistants as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act under the jurisdiction of the Sec- retary. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 244, 60 Stat. 839; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(18), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, means act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 812, known as the Legislative Reorga- nization Act of 1946. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 74b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘is’’ for ‘‘and the Clerk of the House are’’ and ‘‘the jurisdiction of the Secretary’’ for ‘‘their respective jurisdictions’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. § 6539. Abolition of stat

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