To nullify the 25 percent pay increase that was afforded to Members of Congress and certain other Government officials by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989; to repeal section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICES AND POSITIONS IN THE 
              EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.

    (a) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to each 
office or position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 
225(f) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 356), as last in 
effect before being repealed by section 3(a).
    (b) Pay Provisions.--Notwithstanding section 601(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31), section 104 of 
title 3, United States Code, section 5318 of title 5, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, the rate of basic pay for each 
office or position to which this section applies shall--
            (1) for the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and ending at the close of the day before the first 
        day to which paragraph (2) applies, be equal to the rate 
        payable for such office or position as of the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) on and after the first day of the first Congress 
        beginning after the next election of Representatives occurring 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, be equal to the 
        rate which would then be payable for such office or position if 
        neither section 703 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
        5318 note), section 6(a) of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriations Act, 1992 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note) (but only to the 
        extent that it directs that subsection (a)(2)(B) of such 
        section 703 be treated as if it had not been enacted), nor 
        paragraph (1) had been enacted.
    (c) Repeal of Certain Related Provisions.--The last sentence of 
section 603, and the last sentence of section 804(f), of the Ethics 
Reform Act of 1989 are repealed.
    (d) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
``election of Representatives'' is used in the same way as such term is 
used in the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICES AND POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIAL 
              BRANCH.

    (a) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to each 
office or position under subparagraph (C) of section 225(f) of the 
Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 356), as last in effect before 
being repealed by section 3(a).
    (b) Pay Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 461 of title 28, 
        United States Code, or any other provision of law, the rate of 
        basic pay for each office or position to which this section 
        applies shall--
                    (A) for the period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and ending at the close of the 
                day before the first day to which subparagraph (B) 
                applies, be equal to the rate payable for such office 
                or position as of the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (B) on and after the date specified in paragraph 
                (2), be adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3).
            (2) Specification of date.--The date specified in this 
        paragraph is the first date, after the first day referred to in 
        section 1(b)(2), as of which the rate of pay payable to a 
        Senator or Member of the House of Representatives (or, if those 
        rates are not the same, whichever is less) is at least equal to 
        the rate payable to a judge of a district court of the United 
        States as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Method for adjusting pay.--The method for adjusting pay 
        for an office or position under this paragraph shall be--
                    (A) as required under applicable provisions of law 
                (disregarding any adjustments which, but for this Act, 
                would have taken effect under those provisions during 
                the period described in paragraph (1)(A)); except that
                    (B) the first adjustment taking effect after the 
                end of such period shall (for each such office or 
                position) be equal to such percentage as results in the 
                rate of pay for a judge of a district court of the 
                United States being equal to the rate then payable to a 
                Senator or Member of the House of Representatives (or, 
                if those rates are not the same, whichever is less).

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SECTION 225 OF THE FEDERAL SALARY ACT OF 1967.

    (a) In General.--Section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 
U.S.C. 351 and following) is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``shall be'' through the period and inserting ``shall 
        be the rate determined for such positions under this 
        subsection.''.
            (2) The first sentence of section 104 of title 3, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``shall be'' through the 
        period and inserting ``shall be the rate determined for such 
        position under this section.''.
            (3) Sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States 
        Code, are each amended by striking ``shall be'' through the 
        colon and inserting ``shall be the rate determined with respect 
        to such level under section 5318:''.
            (4) Sections 5, 44(d), 135, and 252 of title 28, United 
        States Code, are each amended by striking ``determined under'' 
        through the period and inserting ``determined under section 461 
        of this title.''.

Summary: Applies this Act to the Vice President, Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and certain offices and positions of the legislative as well as executive branch. Declares that, on and after the first day of the first Congress beginning after the next election of Representatives, the rate of basic pay for each such office or position shall be equal to the rate which would then be payable if neither of specified sections of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 had been enacted. Repeals certain related provisions of such Acts. Requires adjustment, on the day after such day, in the rate of pay for: (1) judicial branch offices and positions in general, according to applicable Federal law. And (2) district court judges in particular, so that theirs shall be equal to the rate payable to a Senator or Member of the House . Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to repeal the mandate and authorization for the Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation, thus abolishing it.