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Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73

§6539 Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary’s authority to establish and fix compensation for positions

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 65— - SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SECRETARY OF THE SENATE › Part Part A— - Organization and Personnel › § 6539

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

As of October 1, 1981, most statutory jobs in the Office of the Secretary were ended. Five jobs were kept: the Secretary of the Senate, the Assistant Secretary, the Parliamentarian, the Financial Clerk, and the Director of the Office of Classified National Security Information. The Secretary may now create whatever staff positions are needed and hire people and set their pay. No employee’s yearly pay can be higher than the Secretary’s yearly pay minus $1,000. Any job that is allowed by law and paid from the Senate’s contingent fund is not changed.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §6539

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Effective October 1, 1981, all statutory positions in the Office of the Secretary (other than the positions of the Secretary of the Senate, Assistant Secretary of the Senate, Parliamentarian, Financial Clerk, and Director of the Office of Classified National Security Information) are abolished, and in lieu of the positions hereby abolished the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to establish such number of positions as he deems appropriate and appoint and fix the compensation of employees to fill the positions so established; except that the annual rate of compensation payable to any employee appointed to fill any position established by the Secretary of the Senate shall not, for any period of time, be in excess of $1,000 less than the annual rate of compensation of the Secretary of the Senate for that period of time; and except that nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any position authorized by statute, if the compensation for such position is to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61a–11 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Increases in CompensationIncreases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under section 4571 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 6539

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73