[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3835 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3835


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2012

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
                               employees.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PAY LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011 (Public Law 111-242; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), as added by section 1(a) 
of the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions 
Act, 2011 (Public Law 111-322; 124 Stat. 3518), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2012'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2013''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``December 31, 2012'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    (b) Application to Legislative Branch.--
            (1) Members of congress.--The extension of the pay limit 
        for Federal employees through December 31, 2013, as established 
        pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (a), shall apply 
        to Members of Congress in accordance with section 601(a) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).
            (2) Other legislative branch employees.--
                    (A) Limit in pay.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, no cost of living adjustment required 
                by statute with respect to a legislative branch 
                employee which (but for this subparagraph) would 
                otherwise take effect during the period beginning on 
                the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
                December 31, 2013, shall be made.
                    (B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``legislative branch employee'' means--
                            (i) an employee of the Federal Government 
                        whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the 
                        Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) an employee of any office of the 
                        legislative branch who is not described in 
                        clause (i).

            Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.