[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1824 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1824
To increase the rate of pay for certain offices and positions within
the executive and judicial branches of the Government, respectively,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2001
Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsquently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To increase the rate of pay for certain offices and positions within
the executive and judicial branches of the Government, respectively,
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. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
(a) Salary of the Vice President.--
(1) In general.--Section 104 of title 3, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection
(a)(1) and subsection (b) as paragraph (2); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1)(A) Effective at the beginning of the first month in which
any comparability payment becomes payable under section 5304 or 5304a
of title 5 with respect to General Schedule employees within the
District of Columbia during any year, the per annum rate of salary of
the Vice President (exclusive of any previous adjustment under this
subsection) shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest
multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next
highest multiple of $100) equal to the percentage of such per annum
rate which corresponds to the percentage adjustment becoming so payable
with respect to General Schedule employees within the District of
Columbia under such section 5304 or 5304a (as applicable).
``(B) If an adjustment under this subsection is scheduled to take
effect on the same date as an adjustment under subsection (a), the
adjustment under subsection (a) shall be made first.
``(2) The rate of salary of the Vice President, as adjusted under
paragraph (1), shall for all purposes be treated as the rate of salary
of the Vice President, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a),
paragraph (1), or any other provision of law.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the continuation of an adjustment under paragraph (1) after the
comparability payment (for General Schedule employees within the
District of Columbia) on which it was based has been terminated or
superseded.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 104 of title 3, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1) (as
so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``Subject to subsection
(b),'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph
(2),''; and
(ii) by inserting ``(exclusive of any
previous adjustment under subsection (b))''
after ``the salary of the Vice President''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(2) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)''.
(b) Executive Schedule Pay Rates.--
(1) In general.--Section 5318 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection
(a)(1) and subsection (b) as paragraph (2); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1)(A) Effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay
period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which any
comparability payment becomes payable under section 5304 or 5304a with
respect to General Schedule employees within the District of Columbia
during any year, the annual rate of pay for positions at each level of
the Executive Schedule (exclusive of any previous adjustment under this
subsection) shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest
multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next
highest multiple of $100) equal to the percentage of such annual rate
of pay which corresponds to the percentage adjustment becoming so
payable with respect to General Schedule employees within the District
of Columbia under such section 5304 or 5304a (as applicable).
``(B) If an adjustment under this subsection is scheduled to take
effect on the same date as an adjustment under subsection (a), the
adjustment under subsection (a) shall be made first.
``(2) An annual rate of pay, as adjusted under paragraph (1), shall
for all purposes be treated as the annual rate of pay for the positions
involved, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), paragraph
(1), or any other provision of law.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the continuation of an adjustment under paragraph (1) after the
comparability payment (for General Schedule employees within the
District of Columbia) on which it was based has been terminated or
superseded.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 5318 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) (as
so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``Subject to subsection
(b),'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph
(2),''; and
(ii) by inserting ``(exclusive of any
previous adjustment under subsection (b))''
after ``Executive Schedule''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(2) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)''.
(c) Amendments Relating to Certain Limitation and Other
Provisions.--
(1) Provisions to be applied by excluding executive
schedule comparability adjustment.--Sections 5303(f),
5304(h)(1)(F), 5306(e), and 5373(a) of title 5, United States
Code, are each amended by inserting ``, exclusive of any
adjustment under section 5318(b)'' after ``Executive
Schedule''.
(2) Limitation on certain payments.--Section 5307(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(3) In the case of an employee who is receiving basic pay under
section 5372, 5376, or 5383, paragraph (1) shall be applied by
substituting `the annual rate of salary of the Vice President of the
United States' for `the annual rate of basic pay payable for level I of
the Executive Schedule'. Regulations under subsection (c) may extend
the application of the preceding sentence to other equivalent
categories of employees.''.
(3) References to level iv of the executive schedule.--
Sections 5372(b)(1)(C), 5372a(b)(1), 5376(b)(1)(B), and 5382(b)
of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking
``level IV'' each place it appears and inserting ``level III''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH.
(a) Increase in Maximum Rates of Basic Pay Allowable.--
(1) For positions covered by section 604(a)(5) of title 28,
united states code.--Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``by law'' and inserting
``by law (except that the rate of basic pay fixed under this
paragraph for any such employee may not exceed the rate for
level IV of the Executive Schedule)''.
(2) For circuit executives.--Section 332(f)(1) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315'' and inserting ``level
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314''.
(3) For personnel of the administrative office of the
united states courts.--
(A) In general.--Section 3(a) of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-474; 28 U.S.C. 602 note) is
amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``level
V'' and inserting ``level IV''; and
(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``level
IV'' and inserting ``level III''.
(B) Provisions relating to certain additional
positions.--Section 603 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315'' and inserting
``level III of the Executive Schedule under section
5314''.
(b) Salary of the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts.--Section 603 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``district'' and inserting ``circuit''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall be effective with respect to
pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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