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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 3. MARCH 20, 1933 . (f) Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Legislative Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1933, is amended to read as follows, beginning with the first day of the calendar month following the month during which this Act is enacted "(b) The all owance for c lerk h ire of Repre sentati ves in Congr ess, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners is reduced by the percentage applicable by law to other employees on the roll of the House of Repre senta tives, su ch re duced all owanc e to be ap port ioned by t he Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner among his clerks as lie may deterlnine, subject to the limitations of existing law, but the compensation of such clerks shall not be subject to reduction under subsection (c) of this section ." (g) Subsection (c) of section 105 of the Legislative Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1933, is amended to read as follows, beginning with th e firs t day of the calen dar mo nth fol lowing the m onth d uring which this Act is enacted "(c) The rate of compensation of any person on the rolls of the Senate or of the House of Representatives (other than persons included within subsection (a )), is reduced by the percentage applicable by law to employees of the Government generally ." SEC. 5 . The provisions of this title providing for temporary reduc- tions in compensation and suspension in automatic increases in com- pensation shall not operate to reduce the rate of compensation upon which the retired pay or re tirement benefits of any of ficer or employee would be based but for the application of such provisions, but the amount of retired pay shall be reduced as provided in this title P rovid ed, That retirement deductions authorized by law to be made from the salary, pay, or compensation of officers or employees and transferred or deposited to the credit of a retirement fund, shall be based on the regular rate of salary, pay, or compensation instead of on the rate as temporarily reduced under the provisions of this title. SEC. 6 . In the case of a corporation the majority of the stock of which is owned by the United States, the holders of the stock on behalf of the. United States, or such persons as represent the interest of the United States in such corporation, shall take such action as may be necessary to apply the provisions of this title to of fices, posi- tions, and employments under such corporation and to officers and employe r s th ereof, with proper allow ance fo r any reduct ion in com- pensation since December 31, 1931. SEC. 7. In any case in which the application of the provisions of this title to any person would result in a diminution of compensa- tion prohibited by the Constitution, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept from such person, and cover into the Treas- ury as miscellaneous receipts, remittance of such part of the com- pensation of such person as would not be paid to him if such diminution of compensation were not prohibited. SEC. 8 . The appropriations or portions of appropriations unex- pended by reason of the operation of this Act shall not be used for any purpose, but shall be impounded and returned to the Treasury. SEC. 9 . No court of the United States shall have jurisdiction of any suit against the United States or (unless brought by the United States) against any officer, agency, or instrumentality of the United States arising out of the application of any provision of this title, unless such s uit in volves the C onstit ution o f the United State s. A llowa nce for, re- duced . Other congressional officers and employees . Rate of pay reduced. Retired pay. 15 Congressional clerk hir e. Vol. 47, p. 401. Proviso. Deductions based on regular salary rate. Go vernment co rpo- rations. Pay provisions. Remittances from Constitutional officers. Acceptance ; su ms covered in. Unexpended sums i mpou nded . Post, p. 523. Suits arising here- under. C o u r t jurisdiction limited. Co nstitution ex- cepte d. Post, p. 522.