(2) Appointments to each position for which a position title is provided by subparagraph (1) of this section shall be made by action of the House of Representatives. (3) The rate of pay of each position for which a position title is provided by subparagraph (1) of this section shall be a per annum gross rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of Level V of the Executive Schedule in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, unless a different rate is provided for such position by action of the House of Representatives. SEC. 2. (a) The first section of this résolution shall not affect or change the appointments or continuity of employment of those employees who hold such positions on the date of adoption of this resolution. (b) In accrdance with the authority of the House of Representatives under subparagraph (3) of the first section of this resolution, the respective per annum gross rates of pay of those positions for which position titles are provided by clauses (C), (D), (E), and (F) of subparagraph (1) of the first section of this resolution are as follows: (1) for the position subject to clause (C)—$29,160; (3) for the position subject to clause (E)-$28,440; and SEC. 3. This resolution shall become effective as of the beginning of the calendar month in which this resolution is adopted. Attest: W. PAT JENNINGS, Clerk. DEMOCRATIC STEERING COMMITTEE Mr. ANDREWS. Take up the next item. Mr. JENNINGS. $59,040 compared with $53,710 appropriated for 1969 or an increase of $5,330. This increase will annualize the approved pay raise. Mr. ANDREWS. What pay raise do you refer to? Mr. JENNINGS. Under the existing authority this would be increased because of the executive pay raise where the top man will receive the same as level 5 salary. Mr. ANDREWs. Off the record. (Discussion held off the record.) Mr. ANDREWS. Insert House Resolution 1015 of the 90th Congress in the record at this point. (H. Res. 1015 follows:) HOUSE RESOLUTION 1015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S., January 15, 1968. Resolved, effective January 1, 1968, there will be payable from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law, an amount which will permit payment of basic compensation per annum, at a rate not in excess of the highest amount, which, together with additional compensation authorized by law, will not exceed the maximum rate authorized by level 5 of the Executive schedule by Public Law 90–206, to the administrative assistant of each of the following: (1) Speaker of the House (2) Majority Leader of the House (6) Each Member of the House who has served as Speaker of the House (7) Each Member of the House who has served as Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House. Attest: W. PAT JENNINGS, Clerk. Mr. ANDREWS. How many employees are connected with this steering committee? Mr. JENNINGS. TWO. Mr. ANDREWS. What are their duties, if you know? Mr. JENNINGS. They are listed as clerk and assistant clerk. Mr. ANDREWS of North Dakota. What does the one sum go for? Mr ANDREWS Let us put in the record the resolutions which provided for this steering committee. Mr. JENNINGS. We shall supply a copy for the record. (Information requested follows:) AUTHORITY FOR DEMOCRATIC STEERING COMMITTEE AND REPUBLICAN H. Res. 661 CONFERENCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S., January 13, 1966. Resolved, That, effective January 3, 1966, there shall be payable from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, until otherwise provided by law, not to exceed $5,000 annually for necessary expenses, other than salaries, to each of the following: (1) the House Democratic Steering Committee; and Attest: H. Res. 625 Clerk. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S., Resolved, That, effective November 1, 1965, there shall be payable from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, until otherwise provided for by law, compensation at a basic rate not exceeding $4,180 per annum to one additional employee of each of the following: (1) the House Democratic Steering Committee; and (2) the House Republican Conference. Attest: H. Res. 543 Clerk. IN THE HOUSE of RepreseNTATIVES, U.S., August 24, 1965. Resolved, That, effective September 1, 1965, there shall be payable from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, until otherwise provided by law, compensation at a basic rate per annum not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to one employee of each of the following: (1) the House Democratic Steering Committee; and Attest: Clerk. Mr ANDREWS. What was the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $53,710 for 1969 at the end of fiscal year 1969 ? Mr. JENNINGS. $8,298.93. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE Mr. ANDREWS. The next item is the "House Republican conference." Mr. JENNINGS. $59,040 compared with $53,710 appropriated for 1969, an increase of $5,330. This increase will annualize the approved pay raises which are the same as the Democratic steering committee. Mr. ANDREWS. What was the unexpended balance? Mr. JENNINGS. $23,746.74. Mr. ANDREWS. That was from the appropriation of $53,710? Mr. ANDREWS. This conference also has two employees? OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER Mr. ANDREWS. Next is the Office of the Majority Floor Leader. Mr. JENNINGS. For the Office of the Majority Floor Leader including $3,000 for the official expenses of the majority floor leader, we are asking $119,915 compared with $111,915 appropriated for 1969, or an increase of $8,000. This takes care of annualizing the approved pay raise. Mr. ANDREWS. What approved pay raise? Mr. JENNINGS. The same one as in House Resolution 1015 which sets the position at executive level V, which is $36,000. Mr. ANDREWs. Off the record. (Discussion held off the record.) Mr. ANDREWS. Out of the $111,915 appropriated for the Office of the Majority Leader in 1969, what was the unexpended balance at the end of June 30, 1969? Mr. JENNINGS. $2,082.37. OFFICE OF THE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER Mr. ANDREWs. Next is Office of the Minority Floor Leader. Mr. JENNINGS. The Office of the Minority Floor Leader, including $3.000 for the official expenses of the Minority Floor Leader, we show $111,295 compared with $101,295 appropriated for 1969, or an increase of $10,000. This increase will annualize the approved pay raise. Mr. ANDREWS. Why is this $10,000? The preceding item was an increase of $8,000. Mr. JENNINGS. I am informed there is a $2,000 error in computing the lump sum a few years ago. In preparing the budget, this was discovered and the correct computation was done. Mr. ANDREWS. What bearing does that have on the request before the committee? Mr. JENNINGS. In other words, this properly catches it up. As an example, instead of $101,295 for 1969, it should have been $103,295. Mr. ANDREWS of North Dakota. Of the $101,295, how much was returned? Mr. JENNINGS. $19,903.49, unexpended. Mr. ANDREWS. We will now adjourn and reconvene at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr. ANDREWS. The committee will come to order. We resume with the item on page 29 of the committee print and page 27 of the statement, office of the majority whip. OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY WHIP Mr. ANDREWS. You may proceed, Mr. Clerk. Mr. JENNINGS. Mr. Chairman, for the office of the majority whip we are requesting $90,990 compared to $75,990 appropriated for 1969, or an increase of $15,000. This increase will annualize the approved pay raise and includes an increase of $7,000 asked by the majority whip by letter dated October 7, 1968, for an additional secretary. Mr. ANDREWS. How many secretaries does he have now? Mr. JENNINGS. The organization is an administrative assistant, a clerk, an office manager, and two additional clerks. Then he has a lump sum and a reserve for additional personnel. I do not know, but I would expect the terminology is the same here for clerk and secretary. Mr. ANDREWS. Five employees? Mr. JENNINGS. Yes, sir. He has a total of five employees. Mr. ANDREWS. What approved pay raise do you refer to? Is it still the 1967 pay bill. Mr. JENNINGS. This is the executive pay raise that led to an increase for the administrative assistant. The administrative assistant was included. Mr. YATES. Off the record. (Discussion held off the record.) Mr. ANDREWS. That salary was increased by the Executive order? Mr. JENNINGS. It is tied to executive level 5. When executive level 5 went from $27,000-plus to $36,000 then this position went up, also. Mr. ANDREWS. On the $7,000 for an additional secretary, is that basic or gross? Mr. JENNINGS. That is gross. That represents a base of $2,180, but it is the gross pay. Mr. ANDREWS. We note that in the committee print schedule you have added it to the lump sum. What about the note showing that the basic lump-sum ceiling is apparently $13,480? Mr. JENNINGS. That was $11,300. That basic lump sum was $13,480 less $2,180. Mr. ANDREWS. Where is the additional secretary at $7,000 listed in the salary schedule? Mr. JENNINGS. In additional personnel. You see the additional personnel there, Mr. Chairman, in the right-hand column. It shows $13,951. Last year that would have been $11,000-plus. We have increased that by $2,180. That is included in the $90,990 total. Last year it was $77,000-plus. Mr. ANDREWS. I still do not see the amount for the addition al secretary. Where is that? Mr. JENNINGS. In the reserve for additional personnel. It is included in the $13,951 in the lower right-hand column of the tabulation of page 29. That was $11,300 base before we changed it. Mr. ANDREWS. Any questions on majority whip? (No response.) OFFICE OF THE MINORITY WHIP Mr. ANDREWS. Next is the Office of the Minority Whip. Mr. JENNINGS. The minority whip is $90,990 compared to $75,990 appropriated for 1969, an increase of $15,000. This represents the same increase as asked by the majority whip, including a gross of $7,000, at a base of $2,180 for the additional secretary. Mr. ANDREWS. Did the majority whip have an unexpended balance in 1969 of $17,124? Mr. JENNINGS. No, sir, Mr. Chairman. I think what you reading from was April 30. That since has been updated. As of June 30 the majority whip had $4,284.44 remaining. Mr. ANDREWS. How much unexpended balance did the minority whip have out of a total appropriation of $75,990? Mr. JENNINGS. $10,057.55. Mr. ANDREWS. As of the 1st of July? Mr. JENNINGS. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. Questions about the minority whip? (No response.) Two PRINTING CLERKS FOR CAUCUS ROOMS Mr. ANDREWS. Next we have two printing clerks for the caucus rooms. Mr. JENNINGS. For two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority leaders, respectively, $18,745. This is the same as appropriated in 1969. As you know, the majority printing clerk of many years, Truman Ward, passed away on June 1, 1969. This appointment is made by the majority leader of the House. At the time this statement was being prepared, it had not yet been definitely filled. I understand a very able person is being considered for the appointment. I call the subcommittee's attention to the restriction placed on this salary in the footnotes of the subcommittee print. This was done in Public Law 85-75, when the salary was changed from a basic to a gross amount. This requirement makes it mandatory that the total funds appropriated be divided equally between the two positions, as long as they are held by the present incumbents. I have no directions now pertaining to any new man, whether it will be continued. Mr. ANDREWS. Who makes the appointments? Mr. JENNINGS. The majority and minority leaders respectively. In this case it is the majority leader, Mr. Albert. Mr. ANDREWS. What effect will this language have here since there will apparently be a new clerk? Mr. JENNINGS. That is really my question. I have no direction. pertaining to the new man. I think I would need some direction because of the language here which was in Public Law 85-75 which sets the salaries equally and then for some reason it says "as long as they are held by the present incumbents." QUESTION OF COMBINING FOLDING ROOM, TWO PRINTING CLERKS AND AUTOMATED ADDRESSING FACILITIES " In this connection, Mr. Chairman, I have previously asked the General Accounting Office to make any recommendations they thought would improve the efficiency of the House printing operations. They brought in a team, made a survey, and recommended that we have this high-speed addressing by computers, and that the entire operation be integrated with the two printing clerks and the folding room. Of course, we do not have authorization to implement it. There is a great deal of interest manifested as far as computer addressing is concerned. |