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title: "2 U.S.C. § 6540"
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# 2 U.S.C. § 6540 - Adjustment of rate of compensation by Secretary of Senate
## Text
Any specific rate of compensation established by law, as such rate has been increased or may hereafter be increased by or pursuant to law, for any position under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall be considered as the maximum rate of compensation for that position, and the Secretary is authorized to adjust the rate of compensation of an individual occupying any such position to a rate not exceeding such maximum rate.
(Pub. L. 91382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 808.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61c1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Increases in CompensationIncreases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91656), see section 4571 of this title, and Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under that section.