2 U.S.C. § 4507 | Longevity compensation

(a)

Eligible employees

1 See Inapplicability of Section to Certain Employees note below.

This section shall apply  to—

(1)

each employee of the Senate whose compensation is paid from the appropriation for Salaries, Officers and Employees under the following headings:

(A)

section 6538 of this title Office of the Secretary, including individuals employed under authority of ;

(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)

2 See References in Text note below.

each employee of the Capitol Guide Service established under section 2166  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)

section 4571 of this title 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 or orders of the President pro tempore issued under authority of .

(3)

For purposes of this section—

(A)

September 30, 1978 creditable service includes (i) service performed as an employee described in subsection (a), (ii) service performed as a member of the Capitol Police or as an employee of the United States Capitol Telephone Exchange while compensation therefor is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and (iii) service which is creditable for purposes of this section as in effect on ;

(B)

August 31, 1957section 6538 of this titleJanuary 2, 1971 in computing length of continuous creditable service, only creditable service performed subsequent to , shall be taken into account, except that, in the case of service as an employee employed under authority of , only creditable service performed subsequent to , shall be taken into account; and

(C)

continuity of creditable service shall not be deemed to be broken by separations from service of not more than thirty days, by the performance of service as an employee (other than an employee subject to the provisions of this section) whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or by the performance of active military service in the armed forces of the United States, but periods of such separations and service shall not be creditable service.

(4)

Longevity compensation shall be payable on and after the first day of the first month following completion of each period of creditable service upon which such compensation is based.

Pub. L. 87–730, § 106(a)Oct. 2, 196276 Stat. 694 Pub. L. 88–454, § 104(b)Aug. 20, 196478 Stat. 550 Pub. L. 90–57, § 105(g)July 28, 196781 Stat. 143 Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 214(n)Dec. 16, 196781 Stat. 637 Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Jan. 8, 197184 Stat. 1952 Pub. L. 93–371Aug. 13, 197488 Stat. 436 Pub. L. 95–240, title II, § 205Mar. 7, 197892 Stat. 117 Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 110(a)Sept. 30, 197892 Stat. 774 Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 107(b)July 8, 198094 Stat. 890(, (b), (d), , , 695; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 2166 of this title Pub. L. 110–437, title IV, § 422(a)Oct. 20, 2008122 Stat. 4996, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was repealed by , , .

Codification

section 60j of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers of this title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification.

Pub. L. 87–730 section 104(b) of Pub. L. 88–454 section 60i of this titleSubsecs. (a) and (b) of this section are from subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (). Subsec. (c) of this section was the second sentence of subsec. (d) of section 106, and was repealed by . Subsec. (c) of section 106 repealed , and the first sentence of subsec. (d) of section 106 repealed section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959.

Amendments

Oct. 1, 1982Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 1, 1982section 60a–1 of this title1982—Subsec. (b)(1). Figure “463” deemed to refer to the figure “482”, effective , pursuant to , see section 10 of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Oct. 1, 1981Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 5, 1981section 60a–1 of this title1981—Subsec. (b)(1). Figure “$441” deemed to refer to the figure “$463”, effective , pursuant to , see section 9 of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Oct. 1, 1980Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 1, 1980section 60a–1 of this title1980—Subsec. (b)(1). Figure “404” deemed to refer to the figure “441”, effective , pursuant to , see section 10 of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 96–304 section 60a–1 of this title substituted “$404” for “two times the multiple contained in section 1(a) of the applicable Order of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issued under authority of ”.

Pub. L. 95–3911978—Subsec. (a). in par. (1) substituted cls. (A) to (C) for provisions respecting heading “Office of the Secretary”, except the Assistant to the Majority and the Assistant to the Minority, in par. (2) substituted provisions relating to employees appointed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, under a Senate resolution, for provisions relating to employees under the heading “Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”, in par. (3) substituted provisions relating to employees of the Capitol Guide Service for provisions relating to employees under the heading “Official Reporters of Debates”, and struck out pars. (4) to (8) relating to, respectively, employees under heading “Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and the Minority”, employees appointed by the Secretary or Sergeant at Arms, telephone operators on the United States Capitol exchange, members of the Capitol Police, and the Chief Guide, etc., of the Capitol Guide Service.

Pub. L. 95–240 inserted reference to Deputy Chief Guide in par. (8).

Pub. L. 95–391Subsec. (b). substituted provisions setting forth requirements respecting the computation, except as provided in par. (2), of additional annual compensation for any employee to whom this section applies during any period of continuous creditable service, for provisions setting forth requirements respecting the computation of additional gross compensation for any employee to whom this section applies during any period of continuous service.

Oct. 1, 1977Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Sept. 29, 1977section 60a–1 of this title1977—Subsec. (b). Figure “1,002” deemed to refer to the figure “1,074”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(c) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Oct. 1, 1976Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 8, 1976section 60a–1 of this title1976—Subsec. (b). Figure “954” deemed to refer to the figure “1,002”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Oct. 1, 1975Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 2, 1975section 60a–1 of this title1975—Subsec. (b). Figure “906” deemed to refer to the figure “954”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 93–3711974—Subsec. (a)(8). added par. (8).

Oct. 1, 1974Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 7, 1974section 60a–1 of this titleSubsec. (b). Figure “855” deemed to refer to the figure “906”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Oct. 1, 1973Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Oct. 4, 1973section 60a–1 of this title1973—Subsec. (b). Figure “816” deemed to refer to the figure “855”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Dec. 16, 1972section 60a–1 of this title1972—Subsec. (b). Figure “777” deemed to refer to the figure “816” pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Jan. 1, 1972Pub. L. 91–656, § 4Dec. 23, 1971section 60a–1 of this title1971—Subsec. (b). Figure “738” deemed to refer to the figure “777”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Feb. 1, 1971Pub. L. 91–656Jan. 15, 1971section 60a–1 of this titleFigure “696” deemed to refer to the figure “738”, effective , pursuant to , see section 4(d) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

June 12, 1968July 1, 1969Pub. L. 90–206, § 225(h)June 17, 1969section 60a–1 of this title1969—Subsec. (b). Figure “597”, as increased by Order of , deemed, on and after , to refer to the figure “657”, pursuant to , see section 4(c) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

July 1, 1968Pub. L. 90–206, § 225(h)June 12, 1968section 60a–1 of this title1968—Subsec. (b). Figure “564”, deemed, on and after , to refer to the figure “597”, pursuant to , see section 1(h) of Salary Directive of President pro tempore of the Senate, , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 90–206, § 214(n)1967—Subsec. (b). , substituted “$564” for “540”.

Pub. L. 90–57 substituted in first sentence “gross compensation” and “$540 per annum” for “basic compensation” and “$120 per annum” and struck out “if at the time of such payment the annual rate of basic compensation (exclusive of longevity compensation) of the position in which employed is less than $1,800, or $180 per annum if at such time such rate is $1,800 or more,” before “for each five years of service”.

Pub. L. 88–4541964—Subsec. (c). repealed subsec. (c) which related to increases for members of Capitol Police.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 107(d)July 8, 198094 Stat. 890

section 60j–3 of this titleOctober 1, 1980“The amendments made by this section [amending this section, section 4575, and former ] shall take effect on .”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1978 Amendments

Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 110(b)Sept. 30, 197892 Stat. 775

Sept. 30, 1978“The amendment made by subsection (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 []. The gross compensation of employees entitled to longevity compensation on such first day under section 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 [this section], shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions 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.”

, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 95–240, title II, § 205Mar. 7, 197892 Stat. 117Oct. 1, 1977, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .

Effective Date of 1967 Amendments

Pub. L. 90–206Dec. 16, 1967section 220(a)(3) of Pub. L. 90–206 section 603 of Title 28Amendment by effective at beginning of first pay period which begins on or after , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Pub. L. 90–57Aug. 1, 1967section 105(k) of Pub. L. 90–57 section 4575 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1964 Amendment

Pub. L. 88–454Sept. 1, 1964section 104(d) of Pub. L. 88–454 section 1927 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 87–730, § 106(e)Oct. 2, 196276 Stat. 695

section 60i of this titleSeptember 1, 1962“This section [enacting this section and amending former ] shall become effective on .”

, , , provided that:

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Capitol Guide Service to the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, see sections 2241 and 2252 of this title.

Apr. 9, 1992Jan. 4, 1995Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, . Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, .

Inapplicability of Section to Certain Employees

Oct. 1, 1983Oct. 1, 1983section 4509 of this titleThis section not to apply, on or after , to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate except for individuals entitled to longevity compensation prior to , on the basis of service performed prior to such date, see .