2 U.S.C. § 4575a — Change in maximum rates of pay for

Page 565 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4576 COMPENSATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CHARGED TO SENATOR Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, § 101(c)(1), 63 Stat. 974, provided that: ‘‘The basic compensation of the adminis- trative assistant to a Senator shall be charged against the aggregate amount authorized to be paid for clerical assistance and messenger service in the office of such Senator.’’ ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN CLERK HIRE Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, § 101(c)(2), 63 Stat. 974, provided that: ‘‘The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid for clerical assist- ance and messenger service in the office of each Sen- ator is increased by $11,520.’’ INCREASE OF CLERK HIRE FOR SENATORS Act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 617, § 2(b), 58 Stat. 832, effective Jan. 1, 1945, provided: ‘‘The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid to employees in the offices of Senators (including employees of standing committees of which Senators are chairmen) is hereby increased by (1) $4,020 in the case of each Sen- ator from a State which has a population of less than four million inhabitants and (2) by $5,040 in the case of each Senator from a State which has a population of four million or more inhabitants.’’ RATE OF PAY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS FOR 1977 COMMITTEE SYSTEM REORGANIZATION Pub. L. 95–4, Feb. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 12, provided: ‘‘That (a) notwithstanding the limitations contained in sec- tion 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified [2 U.S.C. 4575(e)], each el- igible staff member of a new committee to whom sec- tion 703(d) of the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977 [S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977] applies may, during the transition period of such new com- mittee, be paid gross annual compensation at the rate which that eligible staff member was receiving on Jan- uary 4, 1977. ‘‘(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the terms ‘eligi- ble staff member’, ‘new committee’, and ‘transition pe- riod’ have the meanings given to them by section 701 of the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977 [S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977].’’ 1970 INCREASE IN PAY RATES OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Adjustment by President pro tempore of Senate with respect to the Senate, by Finance Clerk of House with respect to the House of Representatives, and by Archi- tect of the Capitol with respect to the Office of the Ar- chitect of the Capitol, effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after Dec. 27, 1969, of the rates of pay of employees of the legislative branch subject to section 214 of Pub. L. 90–206, with cer- tain exceptions, by the amounts of the adjustment for corresponding rates for employees subject to the Gen- eral Schedule, set out in section 5332 of Title 5, which had been made by section 2 of Pub. L. 91–231 raising such rates by 6 percent, see Pub. L. 91–231, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. 1968 AND 1969 INCREASES IN COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES This section deemed amended on and after July 1, 1969, see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, June 12, 1968, and June 17, 1969, formerly set out as notes under section 60a–1 of this title. RATES OF PAY FOR EMPLOYEES OF SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Pub. L. 94–32, title I, § 5, June 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 183, provided in part that: ‘‘Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1968, as amended [2 U.S.C. 4575(e)(3)], two em- ployees of the Senate Select Committee to Study Gov- ernmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Ac- tivities may be paid at the highest gross rate provided in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, and eleven em- ployees of such committee may be paid at the next highest gross rate provided in such subparagraph.’’ SECRETARY OF SENATE TO FIX COMPENSATION OF LEGISLATIVE CLERK AND JOURNAL CLERK Pub. L. 86–213, Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 443, authorized Secretary of Senate to fix compensation of legislative clerk and journal clerk, on and after Sept. 1, 1959, at not to exceed $7,620 basic per annum each. § 4575a. Change in maximum rates of pay for statutory employees (i) Fixed salary positions For any position for which the Secretary of the Senate disburses the pay for the position and for which the specific amount of the rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by stat- ute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by this section, on and after such effective date the amount of the rate of pay for such position shall be fixed by the President pro tempore in an amount not to exceed the maximum rate of pay in effect under section 4575(f) of this title. (ii) Positions with maximums For any position for which the Secretary of the Senate disburses the pay for the position and for which the maximum rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by statute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by this section, on and after such effective date the maximum rate of pay for such position shall be fixed by the President pro tempore, which shall not exceed the maximum rate of pay in effect under section 4575(f) of this title. (Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(1)(B), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2774.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The effective date of the amendments made by this section, referred to in text, is the effective date of sec- tion 212 of Pub. L. 116–94, which is set out in a note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 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 an Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note under section 282b of this title. § 4576. Availability of appropriated funds for payment to an individual of pay from more than one position; conditions (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, appropriated funds are available for pay- ment to an individual of pay from more than one qualifying position if the aggregate gross pay from those positions does not exceed— (1) the maximum rate specified in section 4575(d)(2) of this title, as amended and modi- fied; or