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2 U.S.C. § 6156 — Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretary of Conference of Majority of Senate and Secretary of Conference of Minority of Senate
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Effective October 1, 1979, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of 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 $70,000 each fiscal year for each Secretary.
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Effective October 1, 1979, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of 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 $70,000 each fiscal year for each Secretary.
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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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**(a)** In this section—
(1) the term “applicable conference” means the majority or minority conference of the Senate, as applicable, that represents the Democratic party;
(2) the term “covered Congress” means the 118th and any subsequent Congress;
(3) the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and
(4) the term “designated officer of the applicable conference” means the member of the leadership of the applicable conference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b).
**(b)** The Secretary of the applicable conference may, by submission of a letter to the Disbursing Office of the Senate, at the direction of the Chair of the applicable conference, assign to a member of the leadership of the applicable conference the following duties and authorities for the duration of the covered Congress:
(1) The authority over any amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference.
(2) The duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference under [section 6154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6154&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 6156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6156&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other provision of law.
**(c)** For purposes of any individual employed by the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference during the covered period—
(1) any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference in the last sentence of [section 6314(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 61g–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 6156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6156&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 61g–4, Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 100, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80, authorized Secretary of Conference of Majority and Secretary of Conference of Minority each to appoint and fix compensation of an Executive Assistant and a Secretary. These positions were abolished by section 102 of Pub. L. 96–38, effective Oct. 1, 1979.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 6156
the Chair of the applicable conference, assign to a
member of the leadership of the applicable conference
the following duties and authorities for the duration of
the covered Congress:
‘‘(1) The authority over any amounts made avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary of the applicable
conference.
‘‘(2) The duties and authorities of the Secretary of
the applicable conference under section 3 of title I of
division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2008 (2 U.S.C. 6154), section 102 of chapter VIII of title
I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (2
U.S.C. 6156), or any other provision of law.
‘‘(c) For purposes of any individual employed by the
office of the designated officer of the applicable con-
ference during the covered period—
‘‘(1) any reference to the Office of the Secretary of
the applicable conference in the last sentence of sec-
tion 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1973 (2 U.S.C. 6314(e)) shall be deemed to refer to the
office of the designated officer of the applicable con-
ference;
‘‘(2) any reference to the Office of the Secretary of
the applicable conference under subsection (b) of the
first section of S. Res. 458 (98th Congress) shall be
deemed to refer to the office of the designated officer
of the applicable conference; and
‘‘(3) any reference to the Secretary of the applica-
ble conference under section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18,
United States Code, shall be deemed to refer to the
designated officer of the applicable conference.
‘‘(d) For purposes of any individual employed by the
office of the designated officer of the applicable con-
ference during the covered period and with respect to
any practice that occurs during the covered period, any
reference to t
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