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 PUBLIC LAWS-OH. 753-AUG. 2, 1946 Expense allowance. Repeal. 59 Stat. 244. 2U.S.C., Supp.V, 31a. Repeal. Ante, p. 386. 66 Stat. 147. 6 U.S. C., Supp.V, S693(a). Ante, p. 659. 46 Stat. 470. 5U..C.§693; Supp. V, 693. Notice in writing. Required deposit. 46 Stat. 475. 6U.S.C.§736b; Supp. V, 1736b. TITLE VI-COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SEC. 601. (a) Effective on the day on which the Eightieth Con- gress convenes, the compensation of Senators, Representatives in Congress, Delegates from the Territories, and the Resident Com- missioner from Puerto Rico shall be at the rate of $12,500 per annum each; and the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives and the Vice President of the United States shall be at the rate of $20,000 per annum each. (b) Effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress con- venes there shall be paid to each Senator, Representative in Con- gress, Delegate from the Territories Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to, or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no tax liability shall incur, or accounting be made; such sum to be paid in equal monthly installments. (c) The sentence contained in the Legislative Branch Appropri- ation Act, 1946, which reads as follows: "There shall be paid to each Representative and Delegate, and to the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, after January 2, 1945, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments.", is hereby repealed, effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes. (d) The sentence contained in the Legislative Branch Appropri- ation Act, 1947, which reads as follows: 'There shall be paid to each Senator after January 1, 1946, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments.", is hereby repealed, effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes. RETIREMrNT PAY OF MEMBEBRS OF CONGRESS SEO. 602. (a) Section 3 (a) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended by inserting after the words "elective officers" the words "in the executive branch of the Government". (b) Such Act. as amended, is further amended by adding after section 3 the following new section: "S . 3A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act- "(1) This Act shall not apply to any Member of Congress until he gives notice in writing, while serving as a Member of Congress, to the disbursing officer by whom his salary is paid of his desire to come within the purview of this Act. Such notice may be given by a Member of Congress within six months after the date of enact- ment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 or within six months after any date on which he takes an oath of office as a Member of Congress. "(2) In the case of any Member of Congress who gives notice of his desire to come within the purview of this Act, the amount required to be deposited for the purposes of section 9 with respect to services rendered after the date of enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, shall be a sum equal to 6 per centum of his basic salary, pay, or compensation for such services, together 850 [60 STAT.

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