24 1 CONVERSION BY THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OF 2 3 4 EXISTING BASIC PAY RATES TO PER ANNUM GROSS PAY RATES SEC. 11. The Architect of the Capitol shall convert, as 5 of the effective date of this section, to a single per annum 6 7 gross rate, the rate of pay of each employee described in sub paragraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of section 10 of this 8 Act, whose pay immediately prior to such effective date was 9 fixed at a basic rate with respect to which additional pay 10 was payable by law. OBSOLETE REFERENCES IN EXISTING LAW TO BASIC PAY RATES OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL SEC. 12. In any case in which (1) the rate of pay of, or any maximum or mini mum rate of pay with respect to (A) any employee described in subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of section 10 of this Act, or (B) the position of such employee, or (C) any class or group of such employees or positions, is referred to in or provided by statute or other authority; and 1 2 3 4 25 (2) the rate so referred to or provided is a basic rate with respect to which additional pay is provided by law; such statutory provision or authority shall be deemed to 5 refer, in lieu of such basic rate, to the per annum gross rate 6 which an employee receiving such basic rate immediately 7 prior to the effective date of this section would receive, with8 out regard to such statutory provision or authority, under section 11 of this Act on and after such date. 10 11 SAVING PROVISION SEC. 13. The provisions of this section, sections 10, 11, 12 and 12 of this Act shall not be construed to― (1) limit or otherwise effect any authority for the making of any appointment to, or for fixing or adjusting the pay for, the position of any employee described in subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of section 10 of this Act; (2) affect the continuity of empolyment of, or reduce the pay of, any employee holding any position re ferred to in subparagraph (1) of this section; or (3) modify, change, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of sections 5504 and 6101 (a) (5) of title 5, United States Code, insofar as such sections relate to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. 2 SEC. 14 (a). All provisions of law inconsistent with this 3 section, sections 10, 11, 12, or 13 of this Act are hereby 4 superseded to the extent of the inconsistency. 5 (b) Sections 5504 and 6101 (a) (5) of title 5, United 6 States Code, shall apply to employees of the House and 7 Senate Restaurants who are paid at per annum rates of pay 8 as long as such employees are under the supervision of the 9 Architect of the Capitol as an agent of the House or Senate, 10 11 12 13 respectively, as the case may be. EXEMPTIONS SEC. 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the foregoing provisions of sections 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 14 of this Act do not apply to any employee described in 15 section 10 of this Act whose pay is fixed and adjusted (1) in accordance with chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; (2) in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to prevailing rate pay systems; (3) at per hour or per diem rates in accordance with section 3 of the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, as amended (46 Stat. 38; 55 Stat. 615), relating to em ployees performing professional and technical services 27 for the Architect of the Capitol in connection with con struction projects and employees under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol whose tenure of employment is temporary or of uncertain duration; or (4) in accordance with prevailing rates under authority of the Joint Resolution entitled "Joint Resolution transferring the management of the Senate Restaurants to the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes", approved July 6, 1961 (75 Stat. 199; Public Law 87-82), or section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941 (54 Stat. 1056; Public, No. 812, Seventy-sixth Congress), relating to the duties of the Architect of the Capitol with respect to the House of Representative Restaurant. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS SEC. 16. Section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 16 17 is amended to read as follows: "S3109. Employment of experts and consultants; tempo rary or intermittent "(a) For the purpose of this section, 'agency' has the meaning given it by section 5721 of this title. "(b) An agency may procure the temporary or inter mittent services of experts, consultants, or stenographic re porters, or an organization thereof, by contract for a period not in excess of one year. 28 1 "(c) Services procured under this section and similar 2 services procured under any other provision of law shall be 3 procured under such conditions and regulations as the Pres4 ident may prescribe at rates of pay for individuals not to 6 exceed the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule, except when a higher rate is specifically authorized by law or regu7 lation, and without regard to— 8 9 10 11 12 13 "(1) the provisions of this title governing appoint ment in the competitive service; "(2) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; and 66 (3) section 5 of title 41, relating to advertising 14 requirements, except in the case of an organization of 234 stenographic reporters.". ALLOWANCES AT REMOTE WORKSITES SEC. 17. (a) Section 5942 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 5942. Allowance based on duty at remote worksites "Notwithstanding section 5536 of this title, an employee of an executive agency who is assigned to duty, except temporary duty, at a site so remote from the nearest established communities or suitable places of residence as to require an appreciable amount of expense, hardship, and inconven ience on the part of the employee in commuting to and from |