Effective January 3, 1977, and until otherwise provided by law, the rate of pay for each of the six positions of minority employee authorized by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 and referred to in House Resolution 441 of the Ninety-first Congress shall be a per annum gross rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of level IV of the Executive Schedule of section 5315 of title 5, unless a lower rate is established by the Minority Leader.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Legislative Pay Act of 1929, referred to in text, is act June 20, 1929, ch. 33, 46 Stat. 32. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
House Resolution 441, referred to in text, is set out as a Prior Provisions note below.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 74c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution 119, Ninety-fifth Congress, Jan. 19, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94.
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in House Resolution 441, Ninety-first Congress, June 17, 1969, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–145, § 103, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 359, which provided:
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Designation and Compensation of Three Further Minority EmployeesHouse Resolution No. 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520, provided that: “In addition, the minority leader may appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to three further minority employees.”