§84a–1. Official Reporter of Debates or Official Reporter to Committees; adjustment of compensation

Until otherwise provided by law, effective January 1, 1976, the gross salary of an Official Reporter of Debates or an Official Reporter to Committees, whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House and is fixed at a specific rate by House resolution, is increased by an amount equal to 5 per centum of his per annum gross rate of pay. Effective as of the effective date of each comparability adjustment, which becomes effective on or after January 1, 1976, in the rates of pay of the Federal statutory pay systems under section 5303 of title 5, or under such section 5303 as modified or otherwise changed by any other provision of law, the per annum gross rate of pay of an Official Reporter of Debates or an Official Reporter to Committees is increased by an amount equal to that per centum of his per annum gross rate of pay which is equal to the average per centum increase made in the pay rates of such statutory pay systems to achieve such pay comparability adjustment in the pay rates of such pay systems. No rate of pay shall be increased by reason of the enactment of this section to an amount in excess of the annual rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule contained in section 5316 of title 5. The contingent fund of the House is made available to carry out the purposes of this section.

( Pub. L. 95–94, title I, §115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668 ; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I, §101(b)(4)(G)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427 , 1440.)

Codification

Section is based on House Resolution No. 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, Sept. 30, 1976, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94.

Amendments

1990-Pub. L. 101–509 substituted "5303" for "5305" wherever appearing.

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

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.

Transfer of Functions

Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.