Pub. L. 91–656, § 484 Stat. 1952Pub. L. 92–298, § 3(a)86 Stat. 146Pub. L. 92–392, § 14(a)86 Stat. 575Pub. L. 94–82, title II, § 204(d)89 Stat. 422Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(a), (b)]101 Stat. 1329–290Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 101(b)(4)(E)]104 Stat. 1427Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 2]114 Stat. 2763Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(2)(A)133 Stat. 2774Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title II, § 213(a)(2)(A)136 Stat. 527(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , 1329–310; , , , 1440; , , , 2763A–96; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 212 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94The effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, referred to in subsec. (a), is the effective date of . See Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note below.
section 3(c) of Pub. L. 91–656section 5303 of Title 5Section 3(c) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , which is set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.
Codification
section 60a–1 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–103, § 213(a)(2)(A)(i)section 4575(f) of this title2022—Subsec. (a). , in concluding provisions, substituted “, subject to .” for “and adjust the rates of such personnel by such amounts as necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.”
Pub. L. 117–103, § 213(a)(2)(A)(ii)section 5314 of title 5Subsecs. (d) to (f). , (iii), redesignated subsecs. (e) and (f) as (d) and (e), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: “No rate of pay shall be adjusted under the provisions of this section to an amount in excess of the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule contained in , except in cases in which it is necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.”
Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)2019—Subsec. (a). , in concluding provisions, struck out “and with such exceptions as may be necessary to provide for appropriate pay relationships between positions” after “as practicable” and substituted “to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.” for “to restore the same pay relationships that existed on , between personnel and Senators and between positions.”
Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)Subsec. (a)(1)(B), (C). , added subpars. (B) and (C) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “in the case of such personnel whose rates of pay are fixed by or pursuant to law at specific rates, adjust such rates (including the adjustment of such specific rates to maximum pay rates) and, in the case of all other personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, adjust only the minimum or maximum rates applicable to such other personnel; and”.
Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)Subsec. (d). , substituted “to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.” for “to restore and maintain the same pay relationships that existed on , between personnel and Senators and between positions.”
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 2(1)]section 5303 of title 52000—Subsec. (a). , in introductory provisions, inserted “(or section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area)” after “employees under ” and in concluding provisions, inserted “(and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area)” after “the President under such section 5303”.
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 2(2), (3)]Subsecs. (e), (f). , added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
Pub. L. 101–5091990—Subsec. (a). substituted “5303” for “5305” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(a)]1987—Subsec. (a). , inserted requirement that rates of personnel be adjusted by such amounts as necessary to restore same pay relationships that existed on , between personnel and Senators and between positions.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(b)]Subsec. (d). , inserted exception for cases in which it is necessary to restore and maintain same pay relationships that existed on , between personnel and Senators and between positions.
Pub. L. 94–82section 5314 of title 5section 5316 of title 51975—Subsec. (d). substituted “level III” for “level V”, and “” for “.”
Pub. L. 92–298Pub. L. 92–3921972—Subsec. (a). and made identical amendments by substituting “first day of the month in which any adjustment becomes effective” for “first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the day on which any adjustment becomes effective” in last sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title II, § 213(b)136 Stat. 527
Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–94section 212(c) of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94section 282b of this titleAmendment by effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101–509Pub. L. 101–509section 5301 of Title 5Amendment by effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after , see section 529 [title III, § 305] of , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(c)]101 Stat. 1329–290
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Pub. L. 92–392section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92–392section 5341 of Title 5Amendment by effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Government Organization and Employees.
Order of the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
2 U.S.C. 45712 U.S.C. 4575a5 U.S.C. 5318Public Law 101–194section 4501 of this titlesection 104 of Title 3section 5318 of Title 5section 461 of Title 28By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 () and section 212(a)(1)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (), in order to provide (subject to the provisions of section 704 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 ( note; ) and the amendments made by such section [amending , , The President, , Government Organization and Employees, and , 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 , pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code,
it is hereby—
Ordered,
definitions
Section 1. For purposes of this Order—
(1) the term “employee” includes an officer (other than a United States Senator); and
section 5313 of title 5(2) the term “annual rate for level II” means the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under , United States Code, including any adjustment to such rate after the date of this Order [].
rate of pay for statutory employees
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 equal to the annual rate for level II.
(b) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority shall each be equal to the annual rate for level II.
(c) The annual rates of compensation of the Deputy Legislative Counsel and the Senior Counsels in the Office of the Legislative Counsel shall each be equal to, 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 not exceed, the annual rate for level II.
chaplain’s office
Sec. 3. The annual rate of compensation of the Chaplain shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.
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 or her jurisdiction.
(2) The President pro tempore, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.
(3) 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).
(4) The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.
(5) The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.
(6) The Secretary of the Senate, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).
(7) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.
(8) The Chaplain, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.
(9) The Legislative Counsel, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction (other than the Deputy Legislative Counsel and the Senior Counsels).
(10) The Senate Legal Counsel, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.
(11) The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.
(12) The appointing authority of any Senate entity not referred to under paragraphs (1) through (11), for any employee under its jurisdiction.
(b) 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 that is in excess of the annual rate for level II.
committee staffs
Sec2 U.S.C. 4575. 5. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (), 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 of the Majority and the Conference of the 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 such chairman is chairman.
(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in subsection (a) shall be the annual rate for level II.
senators’ offices
Sec2 U.S.C. 4575. 6. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (), and to the other provisions of this Order, each Senator is authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee in the office of the Senator.
(b) Each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of such Act shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on , increased by an additional 2.22 percent.
2 U.S.C. 4575(d)(2)(c)(1) The figure “$3,638” referred to in the second sentence of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 () (as provided in section 6(c) of the Order of the President pro tempore of ) shall be deemed to be the figure “$3,719”.
(2) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in subsection (a) shall be the annual rate for level II.
general limitation
Sec2 U.S.C. 4575(f). 7. (a) The figure “$3,638” referred to in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 () (as provided in section 7(a) of the Order of the President pro tempore of ) shall be deemed to be the figure “$3,719”.
2 U.S.C. 4575(f)(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 () shall be the annual rate for level II.
notifying disbursing office of increases
Sec2 U.S.C. 4575(a)(2)2 U.S.C. 4575(a)(2). 8. In order for an employee to receive the increase in the annual rate of compensation of the employee 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 the individual authorizes such increase for that employee and the date (prescribed in accordance with section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 ()) 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 ().
dual compensation
Secsection 5533(c)(1) of title 5. 9. The figure “$43,733” referred to in , United States Code (as provided in section 9 of the Order of the President pro tempore of ) shall be deemed to be the figure “$44,704”.
office of the senate legal counsel
Sec. 10. (a) The annual rate of compensation of the Senate Legal Counsel shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.
(b) The annual rate of compensation of the Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.
(c) The maximum annual rate of compensation of each Assistant Senate Legal Counsel may not at any time exceed the annual rate for level II.
effective date
Sec. 11. Sections 1 through 10 of this Order are effective on and after .
President pro tempore
Prior Orders of the President pro tempore of the Senate were issued on the following dates:
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Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1966
Pub. L. 89–504, title III, § 302(g)80 Stat. 295
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1965
Pub. L. 89–301, § 11(g)79 Stat. 1121
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1964
Pub. L. 88–426, title II, § 202(f)78 Stat. 414
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1962
Pub. L. 87–793, title VI, § 1005(c)76 Stat. 867
“ ‘No officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of $18,880 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.’ ”
The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the heading ‘SENATE’ in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended (; ), is amended to read as follows:Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1960
Pub. L. 86–568, title I, § 117(c)74 Stat. 303
“ ‘No officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of $17,525 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.’ ”
The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the heading ‘SENATE’ in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as follows:Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate; Limitations on Basic and Gross Compensation—1958
Pub. L. 85–462, § 4(c)72 Stat. 208
“ ‘No officer or employee, whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of $16,300 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law.’ ”
The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the heading ‘SENATE’ in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as follows:Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House—1955
Act June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 4(c)69 Stat. 176
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House—1951
Act Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, § 2(e)65 Stat. 614
Increase in Compensation of Officers of Senate and House—1949
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, § 101(d)63 Stat. 974