Pub. L. 88-426, tit. IV, sec. 403

Sec. 403. (a) Section 5 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the salaries of the Chief Justice of the United States and of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, is amended by striking out “$35,500” and substituting therefor “$40,000”, and by striking out “$35,000” and substituting therefor “$39,500”. (b) Section 44 (d) of title 28, United States Code, relating to circuit judges, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”. (c) Section 135 of title 28, United States Code, relating to district judges, is amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”, and by striking out “$23,000” and substituting therefor “$30,500”. (d) Section 173 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Claims, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”. (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 “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”. (f) Section 252 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Customs Court, is amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”. (g) The first paragraph of section 603 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the compensation of the Director and the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, is amended to read as follows: “The Director shall receive a salary of $27,000 a year. The Deputy Director shall receive a salary of $26,000 a year.” (h) Subsection (b) of section 792 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the compensation of commissioners of the Court of Claims, is amended to read as follows: “(b) Each commissioner shall receive basic compensation at the rate of $26,000 a year, and also all necessary traveling expenses and a per diem allowance as provided in the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, while traveling on official business and away from Washington, District of Columbia.” (i) Section 7443(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 879), as amended, relating to judges of the Tax Court of the United States, is further amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”. (j) Section 867(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Military Appeals, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”.