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70 Stat. 743.

PUBLIC LAW 86.568-JULY 1, 1960

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tarian of the Senate, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Senior Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Chief Clerk of the Senate are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum. (d) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross compensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the heading "SENATE" in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat. 510; Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended to read as follows: "No officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall be paid basic compensation at a rate in excess of $8,880 per annum, or gross compensation at a rate in excess of $17,525 per annum, unless expressly authorized by law." (e) The limitation on gross rate per hour per person provided by applicable law on the effective date of this section with respect to the folding of speeches and pamphlets for the Senate is hereby increased by 7.5 per centum. The amount of such increase shall be computed to the nearest cent, counting one-half cent and over as a whole cent. The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to employees whose compensation is subject to such limitation. (f) The official reporters of proceedings and debates of the Senate and their employees shall be considered to be officers or employees in or under the legislative branch of the Government within the meaning of subsection (a). (g) Each officer or employee of the House of Representatives, whose compensation is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and is not increased automatically, or is not permitted to be increased administratively, by reason of any other provision of this section, shall receive additional compensation at the rate of 7.5 per centum of the rate of his total annual compensation in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this section. (h) The limitations on gross rate per thousand and gross rate per hour per person provided by applicable law on the effective date of this section with respect to the folamg of speeches and pamphlets for the House of Representatives are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum. The amount of each such increase shall be computed to the nearest cent, counting one-half cent and over as a whole cent. (i} The additional compensation provided by this section shall be considered a part of basic compensation for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2251 and the following). PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 121. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and ^itle II. EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 122. The foregoing provisions of this title and the provisions of section 201 shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1960. TITLE II—EXECUTIVE AND SUPERGRADE POSITIONS 70 Stat. 736.

SEC. 201. The Federal Executive Pay Act of 1956 be amended as

5 USC 2201 note. j.,,

5 USC 2205,

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lollows: (1) Section 106(a) is amended by adding the following new subparagraph after subparagraph (45):