Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 9C — Office of Parliamentarian of House of Representatives
§ 287c. Compensation
Statutory text
The Parliamentarian shall be paid at a per annum gross rate established by the Speaker but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.
Members of the staff of the Office other than the Parliamentarian shall be paid at per annum gross rates fixed by the Parliamentarian with the approval of the Speaker or in accordance with policies approved by the Speaker but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 95–94 title I § 115 · 91 Stat. 1254
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 287c
Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 115. The provisions of House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, relating to the salaries of Official Reporters of Debates and 2 USC 316–5 and note. Official Reporters to Committees; House Resolution 1576, Ninety-fourth Congress, providing for an additional employee for former Speakers of the House of Representatives; paragraph 29 of House Resolution 5, Ninety-fifth Congress, amending Rule XI 6(c) of the 2 USC 75–1, 76–1, 77a, 282b. House relating to the pay of committee staffs; House Resolution 8, Ninety-fifth Congress, increasing the basic levels of pay for selected positions in the House of Representatives; House Resolution 119, Ninety-fifth Congress, increasing the basic levels of pay for six 2 USC 41 note, 56 note, 122a note. 2 USC 74a–3, 74a–4. minority positions; section 302 of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth Congress, relating to official expense allowances of Members; House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, relating to additional employees in the Office of the Minority Leader and the Offices of the Majority Whip and the Chief Majority Whip, and additional allowances for the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the 2 USC 130 and note. 2 USC 287–287d. Minority Whip; House Resolution 434, Ninety-fifth Congress, relating to expenses of interparliamentary meetings and the reception of heads of states and other foreign dignitaries; and House Resolution 502, Ninety-fifth Congress, relating to the establishment and administration of the Office of the Parliamentarian, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116–94 § 212(b)(3)(C)(i) · 133 Stat. 2534
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 287c(a)
Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(i), substituted “but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.” for “but not in excess of the rate of basic pay determined from time to time under subsection (b) of section 3 of the Speaker’s salary directive of June 11, 1968.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(i), substituted “but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.” for “but not in excess of the rate of basic pay determined from time to time under subsection (b) of section 3 of the Speaker’s salary directive of June 11, 1968.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2020: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Consultation. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State. (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary Consultation. Grants. Contracts. is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service.Effective date note
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 Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title.Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116–94 § 212(b)(3)(C)(ii) · 133 Stat. 2534
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 287c(b)
Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(ii), substituted “but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title” for “, but not in excess of the rate of basic pay set forth in subsection (a) of this section”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(ii), substituted “but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title” for “, but not in excess of the rate of basic pay set forth in subsection (a) of this section”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2020: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Consultation. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State. (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary Consultation. Grants. Contracts. is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service.Effective date note
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 Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 502, Ninety-fifth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94.
Prior Provisions
House Resolution No. 904, Eighty-eighth Congress, , provided: “That effective , the salary of the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall be at the gross rate of $28,500. The additional sums necessary to carry out this resolution shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House until otherwise provided by law.”
Amendments
2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(i), substituted “but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.” for “but not in excess of the rate of basic pay determined from time to time under subsection (b) of section 3 of the Speaker’s salary directive of .”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(ii), substituted “but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title” for “, but not in excess of the rate of basic pay set forth in subsection (a) of this section”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–94 effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title.
Increases in Compensation
Increases in compensation for House officers and employees under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90–206), Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100–202), see sections 4531 and 4532 of this title, and Salary Directives of Speaker of the House, set out as notes under those sections.
Credits
1977–2019 · 2 acts
- 1977Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, , 91 Stat. 668
- 2019Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(C), , 133 Stat. 2777.
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(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, , 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(C), , 133 Stat. 2777.)