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2 U.S.C. § 6134 — Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips
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Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip 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 $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip.
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Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip 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 $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip.
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**(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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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 61i, Pub. L. 86–30, title I, May 20, 1959, 73 Stat. 48, which was from the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959, authorized Senate Majority and Minority Leaders to fix, effective May 1, 1959, basic salaries of research assistants authorized by S. Res. 158, agreed to Dec. 9, 1941, at not to exceed $8,820 per annum. See [section 6131 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6131&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 61j, Pub. L. 93–371, § 4, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775, set a maximum annual rate of compensation of $37,000 for administrative assistants in offices of Senate Majority and Minority Whips. Positions established by Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970, for Offices of Senate Majority and Minority Whips, which Act, Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 339, classified to former [section 61j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section61j&num=0&edition=prelim), authorized the respective whips to appoint an administrative assistant, were abolished, see title I of Pub. L. 95–26, set out in part as a note under former [section 61h–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section61h–1&num=0&edition=prelim). See, also, [section 6134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6134&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 61j, Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 339, authorized Senate Majority and Minority Whips to each appoint and fix compensation of an administrative assistant and an executi
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 61j–2 was editorially reclassified as [section 6134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6134&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 6137
ning 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. 101–163, title I, § 9, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1046,
provided that this section is effective on Jan. 28, 1987,
the date on which Senate Resolution No. 89, One Hun-
dredth Congress, was agreed to.
§ 6134. Compensation and appointment of em-
ployees by Senate Majority and Minority
Whips
Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and
the Minority Whip are each authorized to ap-
point and fix the compensation of such employ-
ees as they deem appropriate: Provided, That the
gross compensation paid to such employees shall
not exceed $111,100 each fiscal year for each
Whip.
(Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 61j–2 of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
INCREASES IN COMPENSATION
Increases in compensation for Senate officers and em-
ployees 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 4571 of this title.
§ 6135. Representation Allowance Account for
Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate
(a) Establishment; purpose
There is hereby established an account, within
the Senate, to be known as the ‘‘Representation
Allowance Account for the Majority and Minor-
ity Leaders’’. Such Allowance Account shall be
used by the Majority and Minority
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