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[CITE: 40USC166b-3b]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 166b-3b. Compensation of certain positions under 
        jurisdiction of Architect of Capitol
        

(a) Director of Engineering

    Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after November 5, 1990, the compensation of the Director 
of Engineering (under the Architect of the Capitol) shall be equal to 
such rate as the Architect considers appropriate, not to exceed 90 
percent of the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive 
Service under chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved.

(b) Other listed positions

    (1) Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or after 
November 5, 1990, the Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic 
pay--
        (A) for not more than one of the positions under paragraph (2) 
    at a rate not to exceed 90 percent of the highest total rate of pay 
    for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 of title 5 for the 
    locality involved; and
        (B) for any other position under paragraph (2), at such rate as 
    the Architect considers appropriate for such position, not to exceed 
    85 percent of the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive 
    Service under chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved.

    (2) Authority under paragraph (1) may be exercised with respect to 
any of the following positions under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol:
        (A) The Senior Landscape Architect.
        (B) The Administrative Assistant.
        (C) The Executive Officer.
        (D) The Budget Officer.
        (E) The General Counsel.
        (F) The Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings.
        (G) The Superintendent of the House Office Buildings.
        (H) The Supervising Engineer of the United States Capitol.

(c) Authority to list additional positions

    Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or after August 
14, 1991, the rate of basic pay for up to 8 positions under the 
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol may be fixed at such rate 
as the Architect considers appropriate for each, not to exceed 135 
percent of the minimum rate payable for grade GS-15 of the General 
Schedule.

(Pub. L. 101-520, title I, Sec. 108, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2268; Pub. 
L. 102-90, title I, Sec. 104, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 459; Pub. L. 105-
55, title III, Sec. 311(a), (b), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1201.)

                       References in Text

    The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (c), is set out under 
section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-55, Sec. 311(a), substituted ``such 
rate as the Architect considers appropriate, not to exceed 90 percent of 
the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved'' for ``the rate of 
basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-55, Sec. 311(b)(1), struck out at end 
``For purposes of the preceding sentence, `the maximum rate allowable 
for the Senior Executive Service' means the highest rate of basic pay 
that may be set for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382(b) 
of title 5.''
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105-55, Sec. 311(b)(2), substituted 
``the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved'' for ``the maximum rate 
allowable for the Senior Executive Service''.
    1991--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 104(a)(3), inserted 
sentence at end relating to maximum rate allowable for Senior Executive 
Service.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 104(a)(1), substituted ``90 
percent of the maximum rate allowable for the Senior Executive 
Service;'' for ``the rate payable for grade GS-18 of the General 
Schedule;''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 104(a)(2), substituted ``85 
percent of the maximum rate allowable for the Senior Executive 
Service.'' for ``the rate payable for step 2 of grade GS-17 of the 
General Schedule.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 104(b), added subsec. (c).


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Section 311(c) of Pub. L. 105-55 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to 
pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 1998.''
