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Public Law 84–9

To adjust the salaries of judges of United States courts, United States attorneys, Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Approved March 2, 1955

Statutory text

AN ACT

To adjust the salaries of judges of United States courts, United States attorneys, Members 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,

That

(a)

section 5 of

Judicial and Congressional salaries.

62 Stat. 870.

title 28, United States Code, relating to the Chief Justice of the United States and to the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$35,500”, and by striking out “$25,000” and substituting therefor “$35,000”.

(b)

Section 44 (d) of title 28, United States Code, relating to circuit judges, is amended by striking out “$17,500” and substituting therefor “$25,500”.

(c)

Section 135 of title 28, United States Code, relating to district judges, is amended by striking out. “$15,000” and substituting therefor “$22,500”, and by striking out “$15,500” and substituting therefor “$23,000”.

(d)

Section 173 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Claims, is amended by striking out “$17,500” and substituting therefor “$25,500”.

(e)

Section 213 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, is amended by striking out “$17,500” and substituting therefor “$25,500”.

(f)

Section 252 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Customs Court, is amended by striking out “$15,000” and substituting therefor “$22,500”.

(g)

The first paragraph of section 4 of the Act approved June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 322; 48 U. S. C., sec. 101), as amended, relating to the District Court for the District of Alaska, is amended by striking out “$15,000” and substituting therefor “$22,500”,

(h)

Section 7443 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, relating to judges of the Tax Court of the United States, is amended to read as follows:

“(c)

Salary: Each judge shall receive salary at the rate of $22,500 per annum, to be paid in monthly installments.”

(i)
(1)

Article 67 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, relating to judges of the Court of Military Appeals, is amended by striking out “$17,500” and substituting therefor “$25,500”.

(2)

Such article is further amended by adding at the end of subdivision (a) (1) thereof the following: “Each judge shall, upon his certificate, be paid by the Secretary of Defense all necessary traveling expenses, and also his reasonable maintenance expenses actually incurred, not exceeding $15 per day, while attending court or transacting official business at a place other than his official station. The official station of such judges for such purpose shall be the District of Columbia.”

Sec. 2.

(a)

Section 508 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“§ 508. Salaries

“The Attorney General shall fix the annual salaries of United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, and attorneys appointed under section 503 of this title within the following limitations:

“United States attorneys—not less than $12,000 or more than $20,000; and

“Assistant United States attorneys and attorneys appointed under section 503 of this title—not more than $15,000.”

(b)

The salaries of United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys for the districts of Alaska, Canal Zone, and the Virgin Islands are. subject to the provisions of section 508 of title 28, United States Code.

Sec. 3.

(a)

The compensation of the Deputy Attorney General shall be at the rate of $21,000 per annum.

(b)

The compensation of the Solicitor General shall be at the rate of $20,500 per annum.

(c)

The compensation of each Assistant Attorney General, other than the Administrative Assistant Attorney General, shall be at the rate of $20,000 per annum.

Sec. 4.

(a)

Section 601 (a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act

60 Stat. 850.

2 USC 31.

of 1946, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

“(a)

The compensation of Senators, Representatives in Congress, Delegates from the Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be at the rate of $22,500 per annum each; and the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be at the rate of $35,000 per annum.”

(b)

Section 601 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946,

Repeal.

2 USC 31a.

as amended (relative to expense allowances of Members of Congress), is hereby repealed.

(c)

Section 104 of title 3 of the United States Code (relating to the

63 Stat. 4.

compensation of the Vice President) is amended by striking out “$30,000” and substituting therefor “$35,000”.

Sec. 5.

The provisions of this Act shall take effect on March 1, 1955.

Approved March 2, 1955.

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