12 2 STA T .5036PUBLIC LA W 110 –4 55 —DE C.1 9, 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–45 5 110 thCongres s J oint R esolution Ensuri n gtha tth ecomp ensation an d other emo l uments attached to the o f fice of S ecretar y of State are those w hich were in effect on J anuary 1,20 0 7.Resolv e dbyth e S e na te and H o u seo f Re pr esentat i ves of the U nited States of Am eri c ain C on g ress assembled ,SECTION1. CO MP ENS A TION AN D OT H E R EMO LU MENTS ATTACHED TOTHEO F FICE OF SECRETAR Y OF STATE. (a)INGE NE RAL.—Thecomp e ns a ti on an d othe r emo lu ments attached to the o f fice of S ecretar y of State shall b e those in effect J anuary 1,20 0 7 , not w ithstandin g any increase in such compensa - tion or emoluments after that date under any pro v ision of law, or provision which has the force and effect of law, that is enacted or becomes effective during the period beginning at noon of January 3 , 2007, and ending at noon of January 3, 2013. (b) CIV IL ACT I O NAN D A P PEAL.— (1) J U RI S DICTION.—Any person aggrieved by an action of the Secretary of State may bring a civil action in the U nited States D istrict Court for the District of Columbia to contest the constitutionality of the appointment and continuance in office of the Secretary of State on the ground that such appoint- ment and continuance in office is in violation of article I, section 6 , clause 2, of the Constitution. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have e x clusive j urisdiction over such a civil action, without regard to the sum or value of the matter in controversy. (2) T H REE J UD G E PANEL.—Any claim challenging the con- stitutionality of the appointment and continuance in office of the Secretary of State on the ground that such appointment and continuance in office is in violation of article I, section 6, clause 2, of the Constitution, in an action brought under paragraph (1) shall be heard and determined by a panel of three judges in accordance with section 22 84 of title 28, United States Code. It shall be the duty of the district court to advance on the doc k et and to expedite the disposition of any matter brought under this subsection. (3) APPEAL.— (A) DIRECT APPEAL TO SUPRE M E COURT.—An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order upon the validity of the appointment and continu- ance in office of the Secretary of State under article I, section 6, clause 2, of the Constitution, entered in any action brought under this subsection. Any such appeal Deadlin e .5USC 5 312 n ot e. De c .1 9, 2 0 0 8[ S. J . R e s . 46]
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