[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4446 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4446
To establish a uniform appointment process and term of service for the
Architect of the Capitol, the Comptroller General, and the Librarian of
Congress, to prohibit the annual amount of payment of compensation to
such officers to exceed the annual salary of a Member of Congress, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 6, 2005
Mr. LaHood (for himself, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Lewis of California)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government
Reform, for a period to be subsequently 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 establish a uniform appointment process and term of service for the
Architect of the Capitol, the Comptroller General, and the Librarian of
Congress, to prohibit the annual amount of payment of compensation to
such officers to exceed the annual salary of a Member of Congress, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Officer
Appointment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.
(a) Appointment and Term of Service.--
(1) Appointment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be
appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the
Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(2) Term of service.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be
appointed for a term of 10 years, and may be reappointed for
additional terms.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 319 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 1801) is repealed.
(4) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with
respect to appointments made on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Limit on Total Annual Amount of Compensation.--
(1) Limit.--Section 1(1) of Public Law 96-146 (2 U.S.C.
1802) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) the compensation of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the higher of the
annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives or the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms
of the Senate, and the total amount of compensation paid to the
Architect of the Capitol in any year, including salary and any
other payments (but excluding the value of any retirement,
health, or other benefits), may not exceed the annual rate of
pay for a Member of Congress for the year, and''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to compensation paid for any period
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
(a) Appointment and Term of Service.--
(1) Appointment.--Section 703(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) The Comptroller General shall be appointed jointly by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the
Senate, and the Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and
Senate.''.
(2) Term of service.--Section 703(b) of such title is
amended by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply with respect to appointments made, and to
individuals first appointed, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Limit on Total Annual Amount of Compensation.--
(1) Limit.--Section 703(f) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``(f) The annual rate'' and
inserting ``(f)(1) The annual rate'';
(B) by striking ``(1)'' and ``(2)'' and inserting
``(A)'' and ``(B)''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
amount of compensation paid to the Comptroller General in any
year, including salary and any other payments (but excluding
the value of any retirement, health, or other benefits), may
not exceed the annual rate of pay for a Member of Congress for
the year.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to compensation paid for any period
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Equalization of Retirement Annuity.--
(1) In general.--Section 772 of title 31, United States
Code, is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Title 31, United States Code,
is amended as follows:
(A) In section 735(a), by striking ``772, 775(a)
and (d)'' and inserting ``or 775(b)''.
(B) In the second sentence of section 773(a), by
striking ``or if an election is made'' and all that
follows and inserting a period.
(C) In section 774(b)(2), by striking ``or while
receiving an annuity under section 772 of this title''.
(D) In section 775--
(i) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and
redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (a) through (d);
(ii) in subsection (a) (as so
redesignated)--
(I) by striking ``sections 772 and
773'' and inserting ``section 773'',
and
(II) by striking ``subsection (d)''
and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(iii) in subsection (c) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``subsection (c) or
(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)'';
and
(iv) in subsection (d) (as so
redesignated)--
(I) by striking ``sections 772 and
773'' and inserting ``section 773'',
and
(II) by striking ``subsection (d)''
and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
(E) In section 776(d)(1), by striking ``section
775(d)'' and inserting ``section 775(b)''.
(F) In section 777(b), by striking the first
sentence.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter V of chapter 7 of subtitle I of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 772.
SEC. 4. LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.
(a) Appointment and Term of Service.--
(1) Appointment; rules and regulations.--The Librarian of
Congress shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the
Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate.
The Librarian shall make rules and regulations for the
government of the Library of Congress.
(2) Term of service.--The Librarian of Congress shall be
appointed for a term of 10 years, and may be reappointed for
additional terms.
(3) Conforming amendment.--The first paragraph under the
heading ``Library of Congress'' in the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative,
executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight,
and for other purposes'', approved February 19, 1897 (29 Stat.
546; 2 U.S.C. 136), is repealed.
(4) Effective date.--This subsection and the amendments
made by this subsection shall apply with respect to
appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) Limit on Total Annual Amount of Compensation.--
(1) Limit.--Section 904 of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a-2) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(1);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) the total amount of compensation paid to the
Librarian of Congress in any year, including salary and any
other payments (but excluding the value of any retirement,
health, or other benefits), may not exceed the annual rate of
pay for a Member of Congress for the year.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to compensation paid for any period
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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