The effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, referred to in subsec. (a), is the effective date of section 212 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94. See Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note below.

Section 3(c) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 3(c) of Pub. L. 91–656, which is set out as a note under section 5303 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section was formerly classified to section 60a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–103, § 213(a)(2)(A)(i), in concluding provisions, substituted “, subject to section 4575(f) of this title.” for “and adjust the rates of such personnel by such amounts as necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.”

Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 117–103, § 213(a)(2)(A)(ii), (iii), redesignated subsecs. (e) and (f) as (d) and (e), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: “No rate of pay shall be adjusted under the provisions of this section to an amount in excess of the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule contained in section 5314 of title 5, except in cases in which it is necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.”

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II), in concluding provisions, struck out “and with such exceptions as may be necessary to provide for appropriate pay relationships between positions” after “as practicable” and substituted “to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.” for “to restore the same pay relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions.”

Subsec. (a)(1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), added subpars. (B) and (C) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “in the case of such personnel whose rates of pay are fixed by or pursuant to law at specific rates, adjust such rates (including the adjustment of such specific rates to maximum pay rates) and, in the case of all other personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, adjust only the minimum or maximum rates applicable to such other personnel; and”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(a)(2)(A)(ii), substituted “to maintain the pay relationships that existed on the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.” for “to restore and maintain the same pay relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions.”

2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 2(1)], in introductory provisions, inserted “(or section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area)” after “employees under section 5303 of title 5” and in concluding provisions, inserted “(and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area)” after “the President under such section 5303”.

Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 2(2), (3)], added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).

1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–509 substituted “5303” for “5305” wherever appearing.

1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(a)], inserted requirement that rates of personnel be adjusted by such amounts as necessary to restore same pay relationships that existed on Dec. 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(b)], inserted exception for cases in which it is necessary to restore and maintain same pay relationships that existed on Dec. 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions.

1975—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–82 substituted “level III” for “level V”, and “section 5314 of title 5” for “section 5316 of title 5.”

1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–298 and Pub. L. 92–392 made identical amendments by substituting “first day of the month in which any adjustment becomes effective” for “first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the day on which any adjustment becomes effective” in last sentence.

Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title II, § 213(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 527, provided that: “This section [amending this section and sections 4573 and 4575 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 15, 2022].”

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–94 effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Dec. 20, 2019, see section 212(c) of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, § 305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 311(c)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–310, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [see Tables for classification] or any other provision of law, subsections (a) and (b) of this section [amending this section] shall be effective in the case of pay orders issued by the President pro tempore of the Senate on or after January 1, 1988.”

Amendment by Pub. L. 92–392 effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after Aug. 19, 1972, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 92–392, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5341 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 4571) and section 212(a)(1)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 4575a), and the amendments made by section 213 of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 [Pub. L. 117–103, amending this section and sections 4573 and 4575 of this title] in order to provide (subject to the provisions of section 704 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note; Public Law 101–194) and the amendments made by such section [amending section 4501 of this title, section 104 of Title 3, The President, section 5318 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 461 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure]) increases in the annual rates of compensation for officers and employees of the Senate that are comparable to the increases in rates of pay under the General Schedule taking effect on January 1, 2023, pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code,

it is hereby—

Ordered,

Section 1. For purposes of this Order—

(1) the term “employee” includes an officer (other than a United States Senator); and

(2) pursuant to the authority under the amendments made by section 213 of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the term “annual rate for level II” means the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, including any adjustment to such rate after the date of this Order [Dec. 28, 2022].

Sec. 2. (a) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and the Legislative Counsel shall each be equal to the annual rate for level II.

(b) The annual rates of compensation of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority shall each be equal to the annual rate for level II.

(c) The annual rates of compensation of the Deputy Legislative Counsel and the Senior Counsels in the Office of the Legislative Counsel shall each be equal to, and the maximum annual rates of compensation for the Assistant Secretary of the Senate, the Parliamentarian, the Financial Clerk, the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader shall not exceed, the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 3. The annual rate of compensation of the Chaplain shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 4. (a) The following individuals are authorized to increase the annual rates of compensation of the employees specified, subject to applicable limitations adjusted by this Order:

(1) The Vice President, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.

(2) The President pro tempore, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.

(3) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions (subject, in the case of the Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations, the Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, the Chief of Staff for the Majority Leader, and the Chief of Staff for the Minority Leader, respectively, to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

(4) The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(5) The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(6) The Secretary of the Senate, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction (subject to the provisions of section 2(c) of this Order).

(7) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.

(8) The Chaplain, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.

(9) The Legislative Counsel, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction (other than the Deputy Legislative Counsel and the Senior Counsels).

(10) The Senate Legal Counsel, for any employee under his or her jurisdiction.

(11) The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, for any employee under their respective jurisdictions.

(12) The appointing authority of any Senate entity not referred to under paragraphs (1) through (11), for any employee under its jurisdiction.

(b) No officer or employee within the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and no officer or employee within the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall, for any period of time, be paid gross compensation at an annual rate which is in excess of the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575), and to the other provisions of this Order, the chairman of any standing, special, or select committee of the Senate (including the majority and minority policy committees and the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate), and the chairman of any joint committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, are each authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee of the committee, or any subcommittee thereof, of which such chairman is chairman.

(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in subsection (a) shall be the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575), and to the other provisions of this Order, each Senator is authorized to increase the annual rate of compensation of any employee in the office of the Senator.

(b) Each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of such Act shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on December 31, 2022, increased by an additional 4.86 percent.

(c)(1) The figure “$3,293” referred to in the second sentence of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(d)(2)) (as provided in section 6(c) of the Order of the President pro tempore of March 15, 2022) shall be deemed to be the figure “$3,454”.

(2) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in subsection (a) shall be the annual rate for level II.

(d) The amount referred to under section 111(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 [Pub. L. 95–94] (2 U.S.C. 4575 note), as amended by section 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–392; 106 Stat. 1706) shall be $636,300.

Sec. 7. (a) The figure “$3,293” referred to in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(f)) (as provided in section 7(a) of the Order of the President pro tempore of March 15, 2022) shall be deemed to be the figure “$3,454”.

(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for an employee described in section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(f)) shall be the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 8. In order for an employee to receive the increase in the annual rate of compensation of the employee pursuant to section 4, 5, or 6, the individual designated to authorize such increases for that employee shall notify the Disbursing Office of the Senate in writing that the individual authorizes such increase for that employee and the date (prescribed in accordance with section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(a)(2))) on which such increase is to be effective. Such increase shall become effective as provided in section 105(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(a)(2)).

Sec. 9. The figure “$39,603” referred to in section 5533(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code (as provided in section 9 of the Order of the President pro tempore of March 15, 2022) shall be deemed to be the figure “$41,528”.

Sec. 10. (a) The annual rate of compensation of the Senate Legal Counsel shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.

(b) The annual rate of compensation of the Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall be equal to the annual rate for level II.

(c) The maximum annual rate of compensation of each Assistant Senate Legal Counsel may not at any time exceed the annual rate for level II.

Sec. 11. Sections 1 through 10 of this Order are effective on and after January 1, 2023.

President pro tempore

Prior Orders of the President pro tempore of the Senate were issued on the following dates:

Mar. 15, 2022, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

Jan. 5, 2021, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.

Jan. 6, 2020, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

Apr. 1, 2019, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.

Mar. 23, 2018, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

May 5, 2017, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

Dec. 28, 2015, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Dec. 23, 2014, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

Jan. 27, 2014, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.

Jan. 5, 2010, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Mar. 12, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

Jan. 7, 2008, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Feb. 16, 2007, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

Jan. 4, 2006, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Jan. 3, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

Mar. 5, 2004, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

Dec. 15, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

Dec. 19, 2002, as amended Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Dec. 20, 2001, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.

Dec. 20, 2000, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.

Dec. 12, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Dec. 16, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.

Dec. 19, 1997, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Dec. 18, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Dec. 28, 1994, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.

Dec. 17, 1992, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

Dec. 18, 1991, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Dec. 20, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

Dec. 21, 1989, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Dec. 9, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

Jan. 4, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.

Dec. 19, 1986, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.

Jan. 4, 1985, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.

Dec. 20, 1983, amended May 2, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Oct. 1, 1982, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Cong. Rec., vol. 128, pt. 20, p. 26968.

Oct. 5, 1981, amended Dec. 15, 1981, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Cong. Rec., vol. 127, pt. 19, p. 24991.

Oct. 1, 1980, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Cong. Rec., vol. 126, pt. 25, p. 34376.

Oct. 13, 1979, eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Cong. Rec., vol. 125, pt. 22, p. 28404.

Oct. 9, 1978, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Cong. Rec., vol. 124, pt. 28, p. 37837.

Sept. 29, 1977, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.

Oct. 8, 1976, eff. Oct. 1, 1976; Cong. Rec., vol. 123, pt. 3, p. 3784.

Oct. 2, 1975, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Cong. Rec., vol. 121, pt. 27, p. 34398.

Oct. 7, 1974, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Cong. Rec., vol. 120, pt. 27, p. 36717.

Oct. 4, 1973, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.

Dec. 16, 1972, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Cong. Rec., vol. 119, pt. 1, p. 674.

Dec. 23, 1971, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; Cong. Rec., vol. 118, pt. 1, p. 235.

Jan. 15, 1971, eff. Feb. 1, 1971; Cong. Rec., vol. 117, pt. 1, p. 770.

Apr. 15, 1970, eff. Jan. 1, and May 1, 1970; Cong. Rec., vol. 116, pt. 9, p. 11860.

June 17, 1969, eff. July 1, 1969; Cong. Rec., vol. 115, pt. 12, p. 16103.

June 12, 1968, eff. July 1, 1968; Cong. Rec., vol. 114, pt. 13, p. 16890.

Pub. L. 89–504, title III, § 302(g), (h), July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 295, provided that:

Pub. L. 89–301, § 11(g), (h), Oct. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 1121, provided that:

Pub. L. 88–426, title II, § 202(f), (g), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 414, provided that:

Pub. L. 87–793, title VI, § 1005(c), (d), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 867, provided that:

Pub. L. 86–568, title I, § 117(c), (d), July 1, 1960, 74 Stat. 303, provided that:

Pub. L. 85–462, § 4(c), (d), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 208, provided that:

Act June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 4(c), 69 Stat. 176, provided that: “The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the presiding officers of the two Houses), the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives, and the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum.”

Act Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, § 2(e), 65 Stat. 614, provided that: “The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the presiding officers of the two Houses), the Parliamentarian of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, the legislative counsel of the Senate, the legislative counsel of the House of Representatives, and the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives are hereby increased by 10 per centum, except that in no case shall any such rate be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum.”

Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 783, title I, § 101(d), 63 Stat. 974, provided that: “The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the presiding officers of the two Houses) are hereby increased by 5 per centum.”