Salaries, Officers and Employees

Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the president pro tempore For Office of the President Pro Tempore, $51,400: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the President pro tempore is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of an Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $47,595 per annum; a Legislative Assistant at not to exceed $40,080 per annum, and an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,380 per annum. 91 STAT. 80 office of deputy president pro tempore For Office of the Deputy President Pro Tempore, $51,400: Provided,That, effective April 1, 1977, the Deputy President pro tempore is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of an Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $47,595 per annum; a Legislative Assistant at not to exceed $40,080 per annum, and an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,380 per annum. offices of the majority and minority leaders For an additional amount for “Offices of the Majority and Minority leaders”, $45,900: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided further, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $191,700 each fiscal year for each Leader: Provided further, That the positions established by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970, for the Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders are abolished effective April 1, 1977. floor assistants to the majority and minority leaders For Floor Assistants to the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. $42,600: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may appoint an Assistant to the Majority leader for Floor Operations and an Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, respectively, and fix the compensation of such assistants at a rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate of gross compensation of the Assistant Secretary of the Senate. offices of the majority and minority whips Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided further, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That the positions established by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976, for the Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips are abolished effective April 1, 1977. offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority For offices of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority. $58,200: Provided,That, effective April 1, 1977, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority may each appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Assistant at not to exceed $45,758 per annum and a Secretary at not to exceed $17,869 per annum. office of the chaplain For an additional amount for “Office of the Chaplain”, $2,000: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the compensation of the Chaplain shall be $22,044 per annum in lieu of $18,704 per annum. 91 STAT. 81 office of the secretary Effective April 1, 1977, the positions of Assistant to the Majority and Assistant to the Minority established by the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, are hereby abolished. administrative and clerical assistants to senators For an additional amount for “Administrative and Clerical Assist-ants to Senators”, $33,000: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the clerk hire allowance of each Senator from the State of Virginia shall be increased to that allowed Senators from States having a population of five million but less than seven million, the population of said State having exceeded five million inhabitants. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For an additional amount for “Office of Sergeant at Arms and Door-keeper”, $27,800: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper may appoint and fix the compensation of a Special Assistant at not to exceed $28,724 per annum in lieu of not to exceed $23,714 per annum; a Chief Clerk at not to exceed $26,219 per annum in lieu of a Clerk at not to exceed $23,714 per annum; an Executive Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $26,219 per annum in lieu of an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,714 per annum; a Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $16,199 per annum and a Secretary at not to exceed $14,696 per annum in lieu of two Secretaries at not to exceed $14,696 per annum each; a Secretary for Personnel Administration at not to exceed $20,708 per annum in lieu of a Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $18,704 per annum; a Secretary to the Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $15,531 per annum and two Assistant Chief Telephone Opera-tors at not to exceed $14,028 per annum each in lieu of three Assistant Chief Telephone Operators at not to exceed $14,028 per annum each; a Secretary to the Special Assistant at not to exceed $12,191 per annum in lieu of a Secretary at not to exceed $11,022 per annum; a Receptionist at not to exceed $12,191 per annum and nineteen Telephone Operators at not to exceed $11,022 per annum each in lieu of twenty-one Telephone Operators at not to exceed $11,022 per annum each; thirteen Messengers at not to exceed $9,686 per annum each in lieu of fourteen Messengers at not to exceed $9,686 per annum each; a Laborer at not to exceed $9,018 per annum in lieu of two Laborers at not to exceed $9,018 per annum each; three Laborers at not to exceed $5,010 per annum each in lieu of five Laborers at not to exceed $5,010 per annum each: a Chief Barber at not to exceed $17,535 per annum in lieu of not to exceed $11,523 per annum; an Assistant Chief Barber at not to exceed $15,865 per annum in lieu of a Chief Barber at not to exceed $12,692 per annum; five Barbers at not to exceed $14,696 per annum each in lieu of two Barbers at not to exceed $11,690 per annum each and three Barbers at not to exceed $9,853 per annum each; two Barber Shop Attendants at not to exceed $10,855 per annum each in lieu of a Barber Shop Attendant at not to exceed $9,686 per annum and a Barber Shop Attendant at not to exceed $4,342 per annum; a Secretary to the Deputy Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $22,044 per annum: a Driver-Messenger, Deputy President pro tempore, at not to exceed $15,364 per annum; and a Deputy Chief. Police Force, at not to exceed $33,901 per annum. 91 STAT. 82 agency contributions and longevity compensation For an additional amount for “Agency Contributions and Longevity Compensation”, $800,000.