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§6540 Adjustment of rate of compensation by Secretary of Senate
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 65— - SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SECRETARY OF THE SENATE › Part Part A— - Organization and Personnel › § 6540
Summary
A pay rate set by law for a job under the Secretary’s control, including any future increases set by law, is the highest allowed pay for that job. The Secretary can set or change a person’s pay for that job, but never above that highest allowed rate.
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Title 2, §6540
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Any specific rate of compensation established by law, as such rate has been increased or may hereafter be increased by or pursuant to law, for any position under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall be considered as the maximum rate of compensation for that position, and the Secretary is authorized to adjust the rate of compensation of an individual occupying any such position to a rate not exceeding such maximum rate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61c–1 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 section 4571 of this title, and Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under that section.
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2 U.S.C. § 6540
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73