Pub. L. 107-68, tit. I, sec. 116

Sec. 116. (a) Day for Paying Salaries of the House of Representatives.—The usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month, except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day. (b) Conforming Amendment.— (1) The first section and section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled “Joint resolution authorizing the payment of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for December on the 20th day of that month each year”, approved May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each repealed. (2) The last paragraph under the heading “Contingent Expense of the House” in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 60e–1), is repealed. (c) Effective Date.—This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after the expiration of the 1–year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.