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2 U.S.C. § 4509 — Longevity compensation not applicable to individuals paid by Secretary of Senate; savings provision
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[Section 4507 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4507&num=0&edition=prelim) on or after October 1, 1983 shall not apply to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; except that, any individual who prior to such date was entitled to longevity compensation under such section on the basis of service performed prior to such date shall continue to be entitled to such compensation, but no individual shall accrue any longevity compensation on the basis of service performed on or after such date.
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[Section 4507 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4507&num=0&edition=prelim) on or after October 1, 1983 shall not apply to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; except that, any individual who prior to such date was entitled to longevity compensation under such section on the basis of service performed prior to such date shall continue to be entitled to such compensation, but no individual shall accrue any longevity compensation on the basis of service performed on or after such date.
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**(a) Eligible employees** This section shall apply 11 See Inapplicability of Section to Certain Employees note below. to—
(1) each employee of the Senate whose compensation is paid from the appropriation for Salaries, Officers and Employees under the following headings:
(A) Office of the Secretary, including individuals employed under authority of [section 6538 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6538&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, except employees designated as “special employees”; and
(C) Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and the Minority;
(2) each employee of the Senate authorized by Senate resolution to be appointed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, except employees designated as “special employees”; and
(3) each employee of the Capitol Guide Service established under section 2166 22 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Rate of compensation; limitation on increases; computation of service; effective date of payment**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an employee to whom this section applies shall be paid, during any period of continuous creditable service, additional annual compensation (hereinafter referred to as “longevity compensation”) at the rate of $482 for (A) each year of creditable service performed for the first five years and (B) each two years of creditable service performed during the twenty-year period following the first five years.
(2) The amount of longevity compensation which may be paid to an employee, when added to his regular annual compensation, shall not exceed the maximum annual compensation which may be paid to Senate employees generally as prescribed by law
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**(a) Recruitment and relocation bonuses**
(1) **Authorization of payment** — The Capitol Police Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Board”) may authorize the Chief of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Chief”) to pay a bonus to an individual who is newly appointed to a position as an officer or employee of the Capitol Police, and to pay an additional bonus to an individual who must relocate to accept a position as an officer or employee of the Capitol Police, if the Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion, determines that such a bonus will assist the Capitol Police in recruitment efforts.
(2) **Amount of payment** — The amount of a bonus under this subsection shall be determined by regulations of the Board, but the amount of any bonus paid to an individual under this subsection may not exceed 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of the position to which the individual is being appointed.
(3) **Minimum period of service required** — Payment of a bonus under this subsection shall be contingent upon the individual entering into an agreement with the Capitol Police to complete a period of employment with the Capitol Police, with the required period determined pursuant to regulations of the Board. If the individual voluntarily fails to complete such period of service or is separated from the service before completion of such period of service for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, the individual shall repay the bonus on a pro rata basis.
(4) **Bonus not considered part of basic pay** — A bonus under this subsection shall be paid as a lump sum, and may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of the officer or employee.
(5) **Payment permitted prior to commencement of duty** — Under regul
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The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 4507 11 See Inapplicability of Section 4507 to Certain Employees note below. of this title (as amended by section 110 of Pub. L. 95–391), shall apply to telephone operators (including the chief operator and assistant chief operators) on the United States Capitol telephone exchange and members of the Capitol Police whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to individuals whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. For purposes of so applying such subsections, creditable service shall include service performed as an employee of the United States Capitol telephone exchange or a member of the Capitol Police whether compensation therefor is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 60j–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 4509 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4509&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 4509
1 See Inapplicability of Section 4507 to Certain Employees note
below.
[amending this section, section 4575, and former section
60j–3 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1980.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 110(b), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat.
775, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub-
section (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on
the first day of the first month which begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1978]. The
gross compensation of employees entitled to longevity
compensation on such first day under section 106 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 [this sec-
tion], shall be adjusted in accordance with the provi-
sions of such section as amended by subsection (a). No
increase in compensation by reason of such amendment
shall take effect for any pay period beginning before
such first day, and no monetary benefit by reason of
such amendment shall accrue for any period before
such first day.’’
Pub. L. 95–240, title II, § 205, Mar. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 117,
provided that the amendment made by that section is
effective Oct. 1, 1977.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1967 AMENDMENTS
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–206 effective at beginning
of first pay period which begins on or after Dec. 16, 1967,
see section 220(a)(3) of Pub. L. 90–206, set out as a note
under section 603 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–57 effective Aug. 1, 1967, see
section 105(k) of Pub. L. 90–57, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 4575 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 88–454 effective Sept. 1, 1964,
see section 104(d) of Pub. L. 88–454, set out as a note
under section 1927 of this
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