"(a) The number of employee positions, on a fulltime equivalent basis, for each covered entity shall be reduced by at least 4 percent from the level, other than those supported by gift and trust funds, as of September 30, 1992, or, with the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, as of a later date, but not later than September 30, 1993. At least 10 percent of the positions eliminated shall be positions the pay for which is equal to or greater than the annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-14 of the General Schedule.

(Pub. L. 101-194, title IX, § 903, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1781.)

§ 60a. Omitted

(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if an employee first advises his supervisor of his significant financial interest and obtains from such supervisor a written waiver stating that the participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall be filed with the Select Committee.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION ACTS

The following acts have provided for funds for the operation of Congress:

Aug. 11, 1993, Pub. L. 103-69, title I, 107 Stat. 692. Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102-392, title I, 106 Stat. 1703. Aug. 14, 1991, Pub. L. 102-90, title I, 105 Stat. 447. Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101-520, title I, 104 Stat. 2254. Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101-163, title I, 103 Stat. 1041.

§ 60a-1. Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate

(a) Each time the President adjusts the rates of pay of employees under section 5303 of title 5 the President pro tempore of the Senate shall, as he considers appropriate

[See main edition for text of (1) and (2)] by percentages which are equal or equivalent, insofar as practicable and with such exceptions as may be necessary to provide for appropriate pay relationships between positions, to the percentages of the adjustments made by the President under such section 5303 for corresponding rates of pay for employees subject to the General Schedule contained in section 5332 of such title and adjust the rates of such personnel by such amounts as necessary to restore the same pay relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions. Such rates, limitations, and allowances adjusted by the President pro tempore shall become effective on the first day of the month in which any adjustment becomes effective under such section 5303 or section 3(c) of this Act.

[See main edition for text of (b) to (e)]

(As amended Pub. L. 101-509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 101(b)(4)(E)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1440.)

AMENDMENTS

1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-509 substituted "5303" for "5305" wherever appearing.

(1) to provide (subject to the provisions of section 633 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1991 (5 U.S.C. 5303 note; Public Law 101-509; 104 Stat. 1481) and section 704 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note; Public Law 101-194) and the amendments

§ 60a-1

made by such sections [amending section 31 of this title, section 104 of Title 3, The President, section 5318 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 461 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure]) increases in the annual rates of compensation for officers and employees of the Senate that are comparable to the increases in rates of pay under the General Schedule taking effect on January 1, 1993, pursuant to section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, and

(2) to provide (subject to such provisions of law) for the restoration of, and to maintain in effect, the same pay relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between Senate positions,

it is hereby

Ordered,

DEFINITION

SECTION 1. For purposes of this Order, the term “employee" includes an officer (other than a United States Senator).

RATE INCREASES FOR SPECIFIED POSITIONS

SEC. 2. (a) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and the Legislative Counsel shall each be $132,100.

(b) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority shall each be $131,534.

(c) The annual rates of compensation of the five Senior Counsels in the Office of the Legislative Counsel and the maximum annual rates of compensation for the Assistant Secretary of the Senate, the Parliamentarian, the Financial Clerk, the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader shall each be $130,915. The maximum annual rate of compensation for the non-statutory position known as the "Special Deputy to the Federal Elections Commission" shall be equal to the maximum annual rate of compensation for positions specified in the preceding sentence.

CHAPLAIN'S OFFICE

SEC. 3. The annual rate of compensation of the Chaplain is equal to the annual rate of pay provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, except that such annual rate of compensation may not at any time exceed the rate equal to the difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position referred to in section 2(a) and $11,713.

OFFICES OF SENATE

SEC. 4. (a) The following individuals are authorized to increase the annual rates of compensation of the employees specified, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order:

(1) The Vice President, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(2) The President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(3) The Deputy President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(4) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions (subject, in the case of the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader, respectively, to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

nority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(5) The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(6) The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Mi

(7) The Secretary of the Senate, for any employee under his jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

(8) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(9) The Chaplain, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(10) The Legislative Counsel, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction (other than the five Senior Counsels).

(11) The Senate Legal Counsel, for any employee under his jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 701(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 288(b))).

(12) The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(13) The Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(14) The Capitol Guide Board, for the Chief Guide, the Deputy Chief Guide, the Assistant Chief Guide, and the Guides of the Capitol Guide Service. (b) The limitations on the gross compensation which may be paid during a fiscal year to employees in the Offices of the Vice President, the President pro tempore, the Deputy President pro tempore, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, the Minority Whip, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, the Chaplain, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority, the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, the Conference of the Majority, and the Conference of the Minority (as in effect immediately before the effective date of this Order) are each increased by 3.7 percent, and as so increased, are each adjusted to the next higher multiple of $1.00.

(c) Except for those officers and employees referred to in section 2 of this Order, no officer or employee within the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and no officer or employee within the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall, for any period of time, be paid gross compensation at an annual rate which is in excess of the maximum prescribed in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as such rate is adjusted in section 7(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991).

COMMITTEE STAFFS

SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1) (as modified by this Order), and to the other provisions of this Order, the chairman of any standing, special, or select committee of the Senate (including the majority and minority policy committees and the conference majority and the conference minority of the Senate), and the chairman of any joint committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, are each authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee of the committee, or any subcommittee thereof, of which he is chairman, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order.

SENATORS' OFFICES

SEC. 6. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1), as modified by this Order, and to the other provisions of this Order, each Senator is authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee in his office, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order.

(b) The table contained in section 105(d)(1) of such Act shall be deemed to read as follows:

"$1,093,611 if the population of his State is less than 5,000,000;

"$1,138,095 if such population is 5,000,000 but less than 6,000,000;

"$1,182,580 if such population is 6,000,000 but less than 7,000,000;

"$1,227,064 if such population is 7,000,000 but less than 8,000,000;

"$1,271,548 if such population is 8,000,000 but less than 9,000,000;

"$1,316,032 if such population is 9,000,000 but less than 10,000,000;

"$1,360,516 if such population is 10,000,000 but less than 11,000,000;

"$1,405,001 if such population is 11,000,000 but less than 12,000,000;

“$1,449,485 if such population is 12,000,000 but less than 13,000,000;

"$1,493,969 if such population is 13,000,000 but less than 14,000,000;

"$1,538,454 if such population is 14,000,000 but less than 15,000,000;

"$1,582,940 if such population is 15,000,000 but less than 16,000,000;

"$1,627,424 if such population is 16,000,000 but less than 17,000,000;

"$1,671,908 if such population is 17,000,000 but less than 18,000,000;

"$1,700,366 if such population is 18,000,000 but less than 19,000,000;

"$1,728,827 if such population is 19,000,000 but less than 20,000,000;

"$1,757,286 if such population is 20,000,000 but less than 21,000,000;

"$1,785,748 if such population is 21,000,000 but less than 22,000,000;

"$1,814,208 if such population is 22,000,000 but less than 23,000,000;

"$1,842,668 if such population is 23,000,000 but less than 24,000,000;

"$1,871,127 if such population is 24,000,000 but less than 25,000,000;

"$1,899,586 if such population is 25,000,000 but less than 26,000,000;

“$1,928,048 if such population is 26,000,000 but less than 27,000,000;

"$1,956,507 if such population is 27,000,000 but less than 28,000,000; and

"$1,984,968 if such population is 28,000,000 or more.".

(c) The figures "$1,595" and "$124,959" referred to in the second sentence of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)) (as provided in section 6(c) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figures "$1,655" and "$129,059", respectively.

(d) The amount of the increase referred to under section 111(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 61-1 note), as amended by section 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-392; 106 Stat. 1706) shall be $387,177.

GENERAL LIMITATION

SEC. 7. (a) The figure "$1,595" referred to in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as provided in section 7(a) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$1,655".

(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation of "$124,959" appearing in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as provided for in section 7(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$129,059”.

NOTIFYING DISBURSING OFFICE OF INCREASES

SEC. 8. In order for an employee to receive the increase in his annual rate of compensation pursuant to section 4, 5, or 6, the individual designated to authorize such increases for that employee shall notify the Disbursing Office of the Senate in writing that he authorizes such increase for that employee and the date (prescribed in accordance with section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2))) on which such increase is to be effective. Such increase shall become effective as provided in section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2)), except that if the notice required by the preceding sentence is given within five days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date on which this Order is issued, such increase may become effective on January 1, 1993.

DUAL COMPENSATION

SEC. 9. The figure "$20,987" referred to in section 5533(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code (as provided in section 9 of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$21,764".

OFFICE OF THE SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

SEC. 10. (a) The annual rate of compensation of the Senate Legal Counsel shall be $132,100.

(b) The annual rate of compensation of the Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall be $130,800.

(c) The maximum annual rate of compensation of each Assistant Senate Legal Counsel may not at any time exceed the rate equal to the difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position referred to in section 2(a) and $4,900.

EFFECTIVE DATE

ROBERT C. BYRD, President pro tempore.

RATE INCREASES FOR SPECIFIED POSITIONS

SEC. 2. (a) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and the Legislative Counsel shall each be $132,100.

(b) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority shall each be $131,534.

(c) The annual rates of compensation of the five Senior Counsels in the Office of the Legislative Counsel and the maximum annual rates of compensation for the Assistant Secretary of the Senate, the Parliamentarian, the Financial Clerk, the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader shall each be $130,915. The maximum annual rate of compensation for the non-statutory position known as the "Special Deputy to the Federal Elections Commission" shall be equal to the maximum annual rate of compensation for positions specified in the preceding sentence.

CHAPLAIN'S OFFICE

SEC. 3. The annual rate of compensation of the Chaplain is equal to the annual rate of pay provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, except that such annual rate of compensation may not at any time exceed the rate equal to the difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position referred to in section 2(a) and $11,713.

OFFICES OF SENATE

SEC. 4. (a) The following individuals are authorized to increase the annual rates of compensation of the employees specified, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order:

(1) The Vice President, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(2) The President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(3) The Deputy President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(4) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions (subject, in the case of the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader, respectively, to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

(5) The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

nority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(6) The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Mi

(7) The Secretary of the Senate, for any employee under his jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

(8) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(9) The Chaplain, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(10) The Legislative Counsel, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore, for any employee under his jurisdiction (other than the five Senior Counsels).

(11) The Senate Legal Counsel, for any employee under his jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 701(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 288(b))).

(12) The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(13) The Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, for any employee under his jurisdiction.

(14) The Capitol Guide Board, for the Chief Guide, the Deputy Chief Guide, the Assistant Chief Guide, and the Guides of the Capitol Guide Service. (b) The limitations on the gross compensation which may be paid during a fiscal year to employees in the Offices of the Vice President, the President pro tempore, the Deputy President pro tempore, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, the Minority Whip, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, the Chaplain, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority, the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, the Conference of the Majority, and the Conference of the Minority (as in effect immediately before the effective date of this Order) are each increased by 3.7 percent, and as so increased, are each adjusted to the next higher multiple of $1.00.

(c) Except for those officers and employees referred to in section 2 of this Order, no officer or employee within the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and no officer or employee within the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall, for any period of time, be paid gross compensation at an annual rate which is in excess of the maximum prescribed in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as such rate is adjusted in section 7(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991).

COMMITTEE STAFFS

SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1) (as modified by this Order), and to the other provisions of this Order, the chairman of any standing, special, or select committee of the Senate (including the majority and minority policy committees and the conference majority and the conference minority of the Senate), and the chairman of any joint committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, are each authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee of the committee, or any subcommittee thereof, of which he is chairman, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order.

(b) The maximum annual rates of "$124,464", "$124,959", and "$126,815" referred to in section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(e)) (as provided for in section 5(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figures "$128,564", "$129,059", and "$130,915", respectively.

SENATORS' OFFICES

SEC. 6. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1), as modified by this Order, and to the other provisions of this Order, each Senator is authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee in his office, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order.

(b) The table contained in section 105(d)(1) of such Act shall be deemed to read as follows:

"$1,093,611 if the population of his State is less than 5,000,000;

"$1,138,095 if such population is 5,000,000 but less than 6,000,000;

"$1,182,580 if such population is 6,000,000 but less than 7,000,000;

“$1,227,064 if such population is 7,000,000 but less than 8,000,000;

"$1,271,548 if such population is 8,000,000 but less than 9,000,000;

"$1,316,032 if such population is 9,000,000 but less than 10,000,000;

"$1,360,516 if such population is 10,000,000 but less than 11,000,000;

"$1,405,001 if such population is 11,000,000 but less than 12,000,000;

"$1,449,485 if such population is 12,000,000 but less than 13,000,000;

"$1,493,969 if such population is 13,000,000 but less than 14,000,000;

"$1,538,454 if such population is 14,000,000 but less than 15,000,000;

"$1,582,940 if such population is 15,000,000 but less than 16,000,000;

"$1,627,424 if such population is 16,000,000 but less than 17,000,000;

"$1,671,908 if such population is 17,000,000 but less than 18,000,000;

"$1,700,366 if such population is 18,000,000 but less than 19,000,000;

"$1,728,827 if such population is 19,000,000 but less than 20,000,000;

"$1,757,286 if such population is 20,000,000 but less than 21,000,000;

"$1,785,748 if such population is 21,000,000 but less than 22,000,000;

"$1,814,208 if such population is 22,000,000 but less than 23,000,000;

"$1,842,668 if such population is 23,000,000 but less than 24,000,000;

"$1,871,127 if such population is 24,000,000 but less than 25,000,000;

"$1,899,586 if such population is 25,000,000 but less than 26,000,000;

"$1,928,048 if such population is 26,000,000 but less than 27,000,000;

"$1,956,507 if such population is 27,000,000 but less than 28,000,000; and "$1,984,968 if such population is 28,000,000 or more.".

(c) The figures "$1,595” and “$124,959” referred to in the second sentence of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)) (as provided in section 6(c) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figures "$1,655" and "$129,059", respectively.

(d) The amount of the increase referred to under section 111(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 61-1 note), as amended by section 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-392; 106 Stat. 1706) shall be $387,177.

GENERAL LIMITATION

SEC. 7. (a) The figure "$1,595" referred to in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as provided in section 7(a) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$1,655".

(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation of "$124,959" appearing in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) (as provided for in section 7(b) of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$129,059".

NOTIFYING DISBURSING OFFICE OF INCREASES

SEC. 8. In order for an employee to receive the increase in his annual rate of compensation pursuant to section 4, 5, or 6, the individual designated to authorize such increases for that employee shall notify the Disbursing Office of the Senate in writing that he authorizes such increase for that employee and the date (prescribed in accordance with section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2))) on which such increase is to be effective. Such increase shall become effective as provided in section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(a)(2)), except that if the notice required by the preceding sentence is given within five days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date on which this Order is issued, such increase may become effective on January 1, 1993.

DUAL COMPENSATION

SEC. 9. The figure "$20,987" referred to in section 5533(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code (as provided in section 9 of the Order of the President pro tempore of December 18, 1991) shall be deemed to be the figure "$21,764".

OFFICE OF THE SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

SEC. 10. (a) The annual rate of compensation of the Senate Legal Counsel shall be $132,100.

(b) The annual rate of compensation of the Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall be $130,800.

(c) The maximum annual rate of compensation of each Assistant Senate Legal Counsel may not at any time exceed the rate equal to the difference between the annual rate of compensation for a position referred to in section 2(a) and $4,900.

CONTINUITY OF ADJUSTMENTS

SEC. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, if an adjustment to pay which becomes effective under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) as determined under section 704 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note) during calendar year 1993 is repealed or otherwise becomes of no force and effect, then, for the purposes of this Order, the rate of pay for each position described under section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay that would have been in effect for such position if the adjustment had not been repealed or treated as having no force and effect.

ROBERT C. BYRD, President pro tempore.