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PUBLIC LAW 221-AUG. 7, 1953

Member's State in order adequately to represent his constituents and to maintain his family relationship. SEC. 3. (a) Within sixty legislative days after the submission of the report of the Commission the Congress shall consider the report and enact legislation establishing the salaries of justices and judges of the courts of the United States and the salaries and mileage of Members of Congress, including the Vice President and the Speaker of the House. Such rates shall not be less than those prevailing on the date of enactment hereof (including the amount of the expense allowance herein described) and shall not exceed those recommended by the Commission. (b) Any rates which may become effective under subsection (a) shall be in lieu of those otherwise provided by law and, in the case of the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Members of Congress, in lieu of the expense allowances provided for by section 111 of title 3 of the United States Code, subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to increase rates of compensation of the President, Vice President, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives", approved January 19, 1949 (63 Stat. 4), and section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, respectively. (c) Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the Senate for the time being shall be entitled to the salary provided for by this section for the Vice President. (d) The full amount of any salary provided for by this section shall be taken into account for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930. SEC. 4. As used in this Act— (1) The term "court of the United States" means the Supreme Court of the United States, a United States Court of Appeals, a United States District Court established under chapter 5 of title 28 of the United States Code (including the District Courts of the United States for the Districts of Hawaii and Puerto Rico), the United States Court of Claims, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United States Customs Court, the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, the United States District Court of the Virgin Islands, the Tax Court of the United States, and the Court of Military Appeals. (2) The term "Members of Congress" includes the Delegates from the Territories and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. SEC. 5. The Commission shall terminate upon the filing of its report as provided in section 2. Approved August 7, 1953. Public Law 221

Con g r e s s ional action.

63 Stat. 4.

2 USC 31b. 60 Stat. 850. 2 USC 31a.

46 Stat. 468. 5 USC 691 note. Definitions.

62 Stat. 872.

Termination.

CHAPTER 354

AN ACT To continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of duties and import taxes on metal scrap, and for other purposes.

August 7, 1953 [H. R. 5148]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Urdted States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen- Metai scrap, tence of section 2 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 869, Eighty-first Congress), is hereby amended by striking out "June 30, 66 Stat. 626. 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1954": Provided, That 3o?note.^°°^'''"' this Act shall not apply to lead scrap or zinc scrap (other than zinc scrap purchased under a written contract entered into before July 1, 1953).

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