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2 U.S.C. § 4314 — Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight

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2 U.S.C. § 4314 — Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight

**(a) In general** An order under the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances of the House of Representatives only by reason of— (1) a change in the price of materials, services, or office space; (2) a technological change or other improvement in office equipment; or (3) an increase under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim) in rates of pay under the General Schedule. **(b) Resolution requirement** In the case of reasons other than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), the fixing and adjustment of the allowances of the House of Representatives in the categories described in the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution of the House of Representatives. **(c) Provision specified** The provision of law referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is [section 4313 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4313&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 57a — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 57a was editorially reclassified as [section 4314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4314&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 4313 — Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee on House Oversight

**(a) In general** Subject to the provision of law specified in subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and adjust the amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters relating to, allowances of the House of Representatives within the following categories: (1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the Members’ Representational Allowance, including all aspects of official mail within the jurisdiction of the Committee under [section 503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section503&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority and Minority Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Chief Administrative Officer, allowances for official mail (including all aspects of official mail within the jurisdiction of the Committee under [section 503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section503&num=0&edition=prelim)), stationery, and telephone and telegraph and other communications. **(b) Provision specified** The provision of law referred to in subsection (a) is [section 4314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4314&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) “Member of the House of Representatives” defined** As used in this section, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

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5 U.S.C. § 5303 — Annual adjustments to pay schedules

**(a)** Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1 of each calendar year, the rates of basic pay for each statutory pay system shall be increased by the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent) equal to one-half of 1 percentage point less than the percentage by which the ECI for the base quarter of the year before the preceding calendar year exceeds the ECI for the base quarter of the second year before the preceding calendar year (if at all). **(b)** (1) If, because of national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare, the President should consider the pay adjustment which would otherwise be required by subsection (a) in any year to be inappropriate, the President shall— (A) prepare and transmit to Congress before September 1 of the preceding calendar year a plan for such alternative pay adjustments as he considers appropriate, together with the reasons therefor; and (B) adjust the rates of pay of each statutory pay system, in accordance with such plan, effective on the same day as the increase under subsection (a) would otherwise take effect. (2) In evaluating an economic condition affecting the general welfare under this subsection, the President shall consider pertinent economic measures including, but not limited to, the Indexes of Leading Economic Indicators, the Gross National Product, the unemployment rate, the budget deficit, the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index, the Employment Cost Index, and the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures. (3) The President shall include in the report to Congress under paragraph (1)(A) his assessment of the impact that the alternative pay adjustments under this subsection will have on

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5 U.S.C. § 5332 — The General Schedule

**(a)** (1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule. (2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303. **(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 4314 — Limitation on allowance authority of

Page 517 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4331 tion [amending this section and sections 503 and 5321 of this title] shall apply with respect to the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of Congress.’’ CLERK HIRE ALLOWANCE; INCREASE Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 104, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2262, effective for 102d Congress, increased authoriza- tion for the Clerk Hire Allowance by $50,000. § 4314. Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight (a) In general An order under the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allow- ances of the House of Representatives only by reason of— (1) a change in the price of materials, serv- ices, or office space; (2) a technological change or other improve- ment in office equipment; or (3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5 in rates of pay under the General Schedule. (b) Resolution requirement In the case of reasons other than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of sub- section (a), the fixing and adjustment of the al- lowances of the House of Representatives in the categories described in the provision of law spec- ified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution of the House of Representatives. (c) Provision specified The provision of law referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is section 4313 of this title. (Pub. L. 94–440, title II, § 101, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1448; Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 103, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1720.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Orga- nization and Employees. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 57a of this title prior to editorial reclas

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