RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries As required by section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, Public Law 90-206 (2 U.S.G. 351 et seq.), the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries has submitted to the President recommendations on salaries for Senators, Representatives, Federal judges. Cabinet officers, and other agency heads, and certain other officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The statute requires the President, in the budget next submitted by him after receipt of the report of the Commission, to set forth his recommendations for adjustment of these salaries. Under the statute, the President's recommendations become effective 30 days following transmittal of the budget,^ unless in the meantime other rates have been enacted by law or at least one House of Congress has enacted legislation which specifically disapproves all or part of the recommendations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 225(h) of Public Law 90-206 (81 Stat. 644), the President recommends the following rates of pay for executive, legislative, and judicial offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (f) of that section: For the Vice President of the United States $75, 000 For offices and positions under the Executive Schedule in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, as follows: Positions at level I 66, 000 Positions at level II 57, 500 Positions at level III 52, 500 Positions at level IV 50, 000 Positions at level V 47, 500 For Speaker of the House of Representatives 75, 000 Foi- the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives 65, 000 For Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, Delegate to the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico 57, 500 For other officers and positions in the legislative branch as follows: Comptroller General of the United States 57, 500 Deputy Comptroller General of the United States 52, 500 The Public Printer, Librarian of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, and General Counsel of the General Accounting Office50, 000 The Deputy Public Printer, Deputy Librarian of Congress, and Assistant Architect of the Capitol 47, 500 For Justices, judges and other personnel in the judicial branch as follows: Chief Justice of the United States 75, 000 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 72, 000 Judges, Circuit Court of Appeals; judges. Court of Claims; judges. Court of Military Appeals; judges. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 57, 500 Judges, District Courts; judges. Customs Court; judges. Tax Court of the United States 54, 500 Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 54, 500 Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Commissioners, Court of Claims; referees in bankruptcy, full time (maximum) 48, 500 Referees in bankruptcy part time (maximum) 24,200
These recommendations of the President as well as the recommendations of the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries concerning ethical standards of conduct are addressed in a Message to the Congress by the President. 'Transmitted January 17, 1977. Effective at the beginning of the first pay period which begins after the thirtieth day following transmittal of such recommendations in the budget (sec. 2 2 5 (i)(l), Public Law 90-206). Published in accordance with sec. 225(k) of Public Law 90-206. 1643
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