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PUBLIC LAW 85-462-JUNE 20, 1958

(c) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (d), the rates of gross compensation of each of the elected officers of the Senate (except the presiding officer of the Senate), the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Senior Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Chief Clerk of the Senate are hereby increased by 10 per centum. (d) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross comensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the eading " S E N A T E " in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat. 510; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as follows: "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." (e) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to employees whose compensation is paid from the appropriation contained in the paragraph designated "Folding documents" under the heading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES or THE SENATE" in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 246; Public Law 85-75), or in any subsequent appropriation Act, but the limitation contained in such paragraph is hereby increased by the amount necessary to provide increases corresponding to those provided by subsection (a). (f) The official reporters of proceedings and debates of the Senate and their employees shall be considered to oe officers or employees in or under the legislative branch of the Government within the meaning of subsection (a), (g) The additional compensation provided by this section shall be considered a part of basic compensation for the purposes of the Civil Service Ketirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2251-2267). (h) The paragraph relating to rates of compensation of employees of committees of the Senate, contained in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat. 505; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended by striking out so much of the second sentence thereof as follows the words "First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947," and inserting in lieu thereof the lollowing: "the basic compensation of any emploj^ee of a standing or select committee of the Senate (including the majority and minority policy committees and the majority conference of the Senate and minority conference of the Senate), or a joint committee of the two Houses the expenses of which are paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, whose basic compensation may be fixed under such provisions at a rate of $8,000 per annum, may be fixed at a rate not in excess of $8,040 per annum, except that the basic compensation of one such employee may be fixed at a rate not in excess of $8,880 per annum and the basic compensation of two such employees may be fixed at a rate not in excess of $8,460 per annum." (i) No officer or employee shall be paid increased or additional compensation for any period prior to the first day of the month following the date of enactment of this Act at a rate in excess of 10 per centum of his gross rate of compensation computed without regard to the amendment made by subsection (d) and without regard to subsections (m), (n), (o), and (p). (j) The position of Chief Nurse in the Senate Office Building, under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, shall be established and allocated to grade 9 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, so long as such position is held by the present incumbent.

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