2 U.S.C. § 6131 — Appointment of employees by Senate Ma-

Page 630 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 6118 amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1973. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES The following acts authorized additional stationery allowances for each Senator and the President of the Senate: July 15, 1952, ch. 758, Ch. II, 66 Stat. 639. Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1052, Ch. II, 64 Stat. 1047. Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 662, title I, 63 Stat. 738. May 10, 1948, ch. 270, 62 Stat. 213. May 1, 1947, ch. 49, title I, 61 Stat. 58. July 23, 1946, ch. 591, title I, 60 Stat. 602. Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 589, title I, 59 Stat. 633. § 6118. Long-distance telephone calls for Vice President Commencing January 20, 1949, the provisions of existing law relating to long-distance tele- phone calls for Senators shall be equally appli- cable to the Vice President of the United States. (May 24, 1949, ch. 138, title I, 63 Stat. 77.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 46d–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. SUBCHAPTER III—MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND WHIPS § 6131. Appointment of employees by Senate Ma- jority and Minority Leaders; compensation Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such em- ployees as they deem appropriate: Provided, That the gross compensation paid to such em- ployees shall not exceed $191,700 each fiscal year for each Leader. (Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61h–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries MANAGING POLITICAL FUND ACTIVITY Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XVII, § 1701, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3220, provided that: ‘‘The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may each designate up to 2 em- ployees of their respective leadership office staff as des- ignees referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of rule XLI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.’’ 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. § 6132. Assistants to Senate Majority and Minor- ity Leaders for Floor Operations; establish- ment of positions; appointment; compensa- tion Effective October 1, 1983, there is established within the Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders the positions of Assistant to the Major- ity Leader for Floor Operations and Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, re- spectively. Individuals appointed to such posi- tions by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader, respectively, shall receive compensation at a rate fixed by the appropriate Leader not to exceed the maximum annual rate of gross com- pensation of the Assistant Secretary of the Sen- ate. (Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 101(a), July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 265.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61h–5 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priation Act, 1984, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1984. 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. § 6133. Chiefs of Staff for Senate Majority and Mi- nority Leaders; appointment; compensation (a) There is established within the Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders the positions of Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader and Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader, respec- tively. Individuals appointed to such positions by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader, re- spectively, shall receive compensation at a rate fixed by the appropriate Leader. (b) Gross compensation for employees filling positions established by subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, shall be paid out of any funds available in the Senate ap- propriation for such year under the item ‘‘Sala- ries, Officers and Employees’’. (Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 9, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(F), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2776.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61h–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is based on Senate Resolution No. 89, One Hundredth Congress, Jan. 28, 1987, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 101–163. AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94 substituted ‘‘by the appropriate Leader.’’ for ‘‘by the appropriate Leader not to exceed the maximum annual rate of gross com- pensation of the Assistant Secretary of the Senate.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2019 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–94 effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period begin-