[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3075 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3075

To repeal the provisions of law that provide automatic pay adjustments 
 for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive 
         officers, and Federal judges, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2000

 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the provisions of law that provide automatic pay adjustments 
 for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive 
         officers, and Federal judges, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL 
              OFFICIALS.

    (a) Members of Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 601(a)(1) 
        of such Act is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
                    (C) by striking ``as adjusted by paragraph (2) of 
                this subsection'' and inserting ``adjusted as provided 
                by law''.
    (b) Vice President.--Section 104 of title 3, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence by striking ``as adjusted 
                under this section'' and inserting ``adjusted as 
                provided by law''; and
                    (C) by striking the second and third sentences; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (c) Executive Schedule Positions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5318 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
                    (A) The table of sections for chapter 53 of title 
                5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
                relating to section 5318.
                    (B) Sections 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, and 5316 of 
                title 5, United States Code, are each amended by 
                striking ``as adjusted by section 5318 of this title'' 
                and inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
    (d) Justices and Judges.--
            (1) In general.--Section 461 of title 28, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
                    (A) The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
                28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
                relating to section 461.
                    (B) Sections 5, 44(d), 135, and 252 of title 28, 
                United States Code, are each amended by striking ``as 
                adjusted by section 461 of this title'' and inserting 
                ``adjusted as provided by law''.
                    (C) Section 371(b)(2) of title 28, United States 
                Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking 
                ``under section 461 of this title'' and inserting ``as 
                provided by law''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--This section shall take effect on February 1, 
2001.
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