Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964”.

Title I—Federal Employees Salary Systems

Short Title

Sec. 101. This title may be cited as the “Federal Employees Salary Act of 1964”.

Classification Act Employees

Sec. 102. (a) Section 603(b) of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (76 Stat. 843; 5 U.S.C. 1113(b)), is amended to read as follows:

“(b) The compensation schedule for the General Schedule shall be as follows:

“Grade	Per annum rates and steps
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
GS-1	$3,385	$3,500	$3,615	$3,730	$3,845	$3,960	$4,075	$4,190	$4,305	$4,420
GS-2	3,680	3,805	3,930	4,055	4,180	4,305	4,430	4,555	4,680	4,805
GS-3	4,005	4,140	4,275	4,410	4,545	4,680	4,815	4,950	5,085	5,220
GS-4	4,480	4,630	4,780	4,930	5,080	5,230	5,380	5,530	5,680	5,830
GS-5	5,000	5,165	5,330	5,495	5,660	5,825	5,990	6,155	6,320	6,485
GS-6	5,505	5,690	5,875	6,060	6,245	6,430	6,615	6,800	6,985	7,170
GS-7	6,050	6,250	6,450	6,650	6,850	7,050	7,250	7,450	7,650	7,850
GS-8	6,630	6,850	7,070	7,290	7,510	7,730	7,950	8,170	8,390	8,610
GS-9	7,220	7,465	7,710	7,955	8,200	8,445	8,690	8,935	9,180	9,425
GS-10	7,900	8,170	8,440	8,710	8,980	9,250	9,520	9,790	10,060	10,330
GS-11	8,650	8,945	9,240	9,535	9,830	10,125	10,420	10,715	11,010	11,305
GS-12	10,250	10,605	10,960	11,315	11,670	12,025	12,380	12,735	13,090	13,445
GS-13	12,075	12,495	12,915	13,335	13,755	14,175	14,595	15,015	15,435	15,855
GS-14	14,170	14,660	15,150	15,640	16,130	16,620	17,110	17,600	18,090	18,580
GS-15	16,460	17,030	17,600	18,170	18,740	19,310	19,880	20,450	21,020	21,590
GS-16	18,935	19,590	20,245	20,900	21,555	22,210	22,865	23,520	24,175
GS-17	21,445	22,195	22,945	23,695	24,445
GS-18	24,500									”.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 504 of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962, the rates of basic compensation of officers and employees to whom the compensation schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section applies shall be initially adjusted as of the effective date of this section, as follows:

(1) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at one of the rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the corresponding rate in effect on and after such date.

(2) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate between two rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the higher of the two corresponding rates in effect on and after such date.

(3) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate in excess of the maximum rate for his grade, he shall receive (A)

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Act (12 U.S.C. 248), or in section 5240 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 481, relating to the Comptroller of the Currency).

Miscellaneous Positions in the Executive Branch

Sec. 309. Each office or position in the executive branch specifically referred to in, or covered by, any conforming change in law made by section 305 of this Act, or any other office or position in the executive branch for which the annual salary is established pursuant to special provision of law enacted prior to the date of enactment of this Act, at a figure of $18,500 or above, which is not placed in a level of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule pursuant to section 303 of this Act, shall be paid basic compensation at a rate which is equal to the salary rate of a grade and step of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. All actions taken under this section shall be reported to the United States Civil Service Commission and published in the Federal Register, except when it is determined by the President that such report and publication would be contrary to the interest of national security.

Saving Provisions

Sec. 310. (a) Except as provided by this Act, the changes in existing law made by this Act shall not affect any office or position existing immediately prior to the effective date of any such changes in existing law, the compensation attached to such office or position, and any incumbent thereof, his appointment thereto, and his entitlement to receive the compensation attached thereto, until appropriate action is taken in accordance with this Act or other law.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the rate of basic, gross, or total annual compensation received by any officer or employee immediately prior to the effective date of this section shall not be reduced by reason of enactment of this Act.

Title IV—Federal Judicial Salaries

Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the “Federal Judicial Salary Act of 1964”.

Sec. 402. (a) The rates of basic compensation of officers and employees in or under the judicial branch of the Government whose rates of compensation are fixed by or pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision a of section 62 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)), section 3656 of title 18, United States Code, the third sentence of section 603, sections 672 to 675, inclusive, or section 604(a)(5), of title 28, United States Code, insofar as the latter section applies to graded positions, are hereby increased by amounts reflecting the respective applicable increases provided by title I of this Act in corresponding rates of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The rates of basic compensation of officers and employees holding ungraded positions and whose salaries are fixed pursuant to section 604(a)(5) may be increased by the amounts reflecting the respective applicable increases provided by title I of this Act in corresponding rates of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.

(b) The limitations provided by applicable law on the effective date of this section with respect to the aggregate salaries payable to secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges are hereby increased by amounts which reflect the respective applicable increases provided by title I of this Act in corresponding rates of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.

(c) Section 753(e) of title 28, United States Code (relating to the compensation of court reporters for district courts), is amended by striking out the existing salary limitation contained therein and inserting a new limitation which reflects the respective applicable increases provided by title I of this Act in corresponding rates of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.

(d) Section 40a of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 68(a)), as amended, relating to the compensation of full-time and part-time referees in bankruptcy, is amended by striking out the existing compensation limitations contained therein and inserting new limitations of “$22,500” and “$11,000”, respectively.

Sec. 403. (a) Section 5 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the salaries of the Chief Justice of the United States and of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, is amended by striking out “$35,500” and substituting therefor “$40,000”, and by striking out “$35,000” and substituting therefor “$39,500”.

(b) Section 44(d) of title 28, United States Code, relating to circuit judges, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”.

(c) Section 135 of title 28, United States Code, relating to district judges, is amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”, and by striking out “$23,000” and substituting therefor “$30,500”.

(d) Section 173 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Claims, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”.

(e) Section 213 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”.

(f) Section 252 of title 28, United States Code, relating to judges of the Customs Court, is amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”.

(g) The first paragraph of section 603 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the compensation of the Director and the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, is amended to read as follows:

“The Director shall receive a salary of $27,000 a year. The Deputy Director shall receive a salary of $26,000 a year.”

(h) Subsection (b) of section 792 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the compensation of commissioners of the Court of Claims, is amended to read as follows:

“(b) Each commissioner shall receive basic compensation at the rate of $26,000 a year, and also all necessary traveling expenses and a per diem allowance as provided in the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, while traveling on official business and away from Washington, District of Columbia.”

(i) Section 7443(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 879), as amended, relating to judges of the Tax Court of the United States, is further amended by striking out “$22,500” and substituting therefor “$30,000”.

(j) Section 867(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, relating to judges of the Court of Military Appeals, is amended by striking out “$25,500” and substituting therefor “$33,000”.

Title V—Effective Dates

Sec. 501. (a) Except to the extent provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this Act and the increases in compensation made by this Act shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964.

(b) Section 204 of this Act, relating to increases in compensation for Members of Congress, shall become effective at noon on January 3, 1965.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (but except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section)—

(1) no rate of compensation which is equal to or in excess of $22,000 per annum shall be increased in any amount, by reason of section 202 of this Act, until the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after January 1, 1965; and

(2) no rate of compensation which is less than $22,000 per annum shall be increased to an amount per annum in excess of $22,000, by reason of section 202 or 203(g) of this Act, until the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after January 1, 1965.

(d) For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, all changes in rates of compensation or salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to be effective as of the date of such enactment.

Sec. 502. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by reason of this Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid (1) to an officer or employee who retired during the period beginning on the effective date prescribed by section 501(a) and ending on the date of enactment of this Act for services rendered during such period and (2) in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 3, 1950 (Public Law 636, Eighty-first Congress), as amended (5 U.S.C. 61f-61k), for services rendered during the period beginning on the effective date prescribed by section 501(a) and ending on the date of enactment of this Act by an officer or employee who dies during such period. Such retroactive compensation or salary shall not be considered as basic salary for the purpose of the Civil Service Retirement Act in the case of any such retired or deceased officer or employee.

(b) For the purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces of the United States, in the case of an individual relieved from training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States or discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, shall include the period provided by law for the mandatory restoration of such individual to a position in or under the Federal Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia.

Approved August 14, 1964.