To amend section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to change the years in which the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries meets; to require that pay adjustments under that section be approved by recorded vote; and to delay the effective date of any such pay adjustments.

Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to change the years in which the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries meets to FY 1992 and every fourth fiscal year following that year.

Requires salary recommendations submitted and approved under such Act to take effect only if a bill or joint resolution is passed or adopted by the House and Senate approving such recommendations within 30 days of submission and such bill or resolution is approved by the President or otherwise becomes law.

Requires that recommendations be approved by recorded vote.

Establishes various effective dates of any such salary adjustments.

 
HR 2048 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 2048
To amend section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to change the years in
which the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries meets;
to require that pay adjustments under that section be approved by recorded
vote; and to delay the effective date of any such pay adjustments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 18, 1989
Mr. MCCANDLESS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Post Office and Civil Service, Rules, and House Administration
A BILL
To amend section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to change the years in
which the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries meets;
to require that pay adjustments under that section be approved by recorded
vote; and to delay the effective date of any such pay adjustments.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN THE YEARS IN WHICH THE COMMISSION MEETS.
  Section 225(b)(3) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 352(3)) is
  amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: `After the
  close of the 1989 fiscal year of the Federal Government, persons shall be
  appointed as members of the Commission with respect to the 1992 fiscal year
  and with respect to every fourth fiscal year following the 1992 fiscal year.'
SEC. 2. RECORDED VOTE OF APPROVAL REQUIRED; DEFERRED EFFECTIVE DATE.
  Section 225(i) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 359) is amended
  to read as follows:
  `(i)(1) Recommendations submitted under subsection (h) of this section
  shall not take effect unless approved under this subsection.
  `(2)(A) Recommendations shall be considered to have been approved under
  this subsection only if--
  `(i) before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of their
  submission under subsection (h) of this section, a bill or joint resolution
  is passed or adopted (as applicable) by the House of Representatives and
  the Senate approving those recommendations; and
  `(ii) such bill or resolution is approved by the President or otherwise
  becomes law.
  `(B) Recommendations shall be considered to have been approved under this
  subsection as of the date on which an appropriate bill or resolution
  meeting the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A)
  of this paragraph first becomes law.
  `(3)(A) The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when the question
  is put upon final passage or adoption of a bill or joint resolution (as
  applicable) under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  `(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph are enacted by
  the Congress--
  `(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House
  of Representatives and as such shall be considered as part of the rules
  of each House, and shall supersede other rules only to the extent that
  they are inconsistent therewith; and
  `(ii) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House
  to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House)
  at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of
  any other rule of the House.
  `(4) Recommendations approved under this subsection shall take effect--
  `(A) to the extent that they relate to offices or positions under
  subparagraph (A) of subsection (f) of this section, as of the beginning
  of the Congress first beginning after the date on which they are approved;
  `(B) to the extent that they relate to offices or positions under
  subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (f) of this section, as of the
  beginning of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January
  1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date on which they are
  approved; and
  `(C) to the extent that they relate to offices or positions under
  subparagraph (D) of subsection (f) of this section, as of the beginning
  of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 20 of
  the first calendar year beginning after the date on which they are approved.'
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
  Section 225(f) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 356) is amended--
  (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `the Vice President of the United
  States,'; and
  (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting `the Vice President of the United
  States, and' before `offices'.