[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 875 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 875

 To adjust, and provide a procedure for the future adjustment of, the 
                      salaries of Federal judges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 1997

 Mr. Hyde (for himself and Mr. Conyers) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To adjust, and provide a procedure for the future adjustment of, the 
                      salaries of Federal judges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF SALARIES OF FEDERAL JUDGES.

    (a) Initial Adjustment.--The annual salary rates of the Chief 
Justice of the United States, the associate justices of the Supreme 
Court of the United States, the judges of the United States courts of 
appeals, the judges of the United States district courts, and the 
judges of the United States Court of International Trade, are increased 
by an amount equal to 9.6 percent of their respective existing salary 
rates, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway between 
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100), effective as 
of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Special Rule.--For purposes of sections 153(a) and 634(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, the increase under subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to have been determined pursuant to section 135 of such 
title.
    (c) Future Adjustments.--Section 461(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Effective as of the first day of the applicable pay period 
beginning on or after the date on which an adjustment takes effect 
under section 5303 of title 5 in the rates of basic pay under the 
General Schedule (or under any other provision of law in lieu thereof), 
each salary rate which is subject to an adjustment under this section 
shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the percentage of the 
adjustment under such section 5303, rounded to the nearest multiple of 
$100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher 
multiple of $100).''.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 140 of Public Law 97-92 (95 Stat. 1200; 28 
U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.
    (2) Coordination Rule.--If the salary increase under subsection (a) 
is to be made as of the same date as a pay adjustment under section 461 
of title 28, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c), the 
increase under subsection (a) shall be made first.
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