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Pub. L. 105–61, title III, Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1290.

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(f) [title III], Sept.

30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-326.

Pub. L. 104–52, title III, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 477.

Pub. L. 103–329, title III, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2392.

Pub. L. 103–123, title III, Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1235.

Pub. L. 102–393, title III, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1738.

Pub. L. 102–141, title III, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 844.

Pub. L. 101–509, title III, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1399.

Pub. L. 101–136, title III, Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 790.

Pub. L. 100–440, title III, Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1728.

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(m) [title III], Dec. 22, 1987, 101

Stat. 1329–390, 1329–398.

Pub. L. 99–500, §101(m) [title III], Oct. 18, 1986, 100

Stat. 1783–308, 1783–315, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(m) [title

III, §301], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–308, 3341–315.

Pub. L. 99–190, §101(h) [H.R. 3036, title III], Dec. 19,

1985, 99 Stat. 1291.

Pub. L. 98–473, §101(j) [H.R. 5798, title III], Oct. 12,

1984, 98 Stat. 1963.

Pub. L. 98–151, §101(f) [H.R. 4139, title III], Nov. 14,

1983, 97 Stat. 973.

Pub. L. 97–377, title I, §101(a) [incorporating H.R. 4121,

title III, for FY 1982], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1830.

Pub. L. 97–92, §101(a) [H.R. 4121, title III], Dec. 15,

1981, 95 Stat. 1183.

Pub. L. 96–536, §101(a) [incorporating Pub. L. 96–74,

title III], Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3166.

Pub. L. 96–74, title III, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 563.

FORMER PRESIDENTS; ALLOWANCE; SELECTION, COMPENSATION, AND STATUS OF OFFICE STAFF; OFFICE

SPACE; WIDOW’S ALLOWANCE, TERMINATION; ‘‘FORMER

PRESIDENT’’ DEFINED

Pub. L. 85–745, Aug. 25, 1958, 72 Stat. 838, as amended

by Pub. L. 86–682, §12(c), Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 730; Pub.

L. 88–426, title I, §124, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 412; Pub. L.

89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 90–206,

title II, §224(c), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 91–231,

§7, Apr. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 91–658, §6, Jan. 8,

1971, 84 Stat. 1963; Pub. L. 95–138, §1, Oct. 18, 1977, 91

Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 103–123, title IV, §6(a), Oct. 28, 1993,

107 Stat. 1246; Pub. L. 103–329, title V, §531, Sept. 30,

1994, 108 Stat. 2413; Pub. L. 104–52, title V, §523, Nov. 19,

1995, 109 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 105–61, title IV, §409(a), Oct.

10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1299, provided that:

‘‘(a) Each former President shall be entitled for the

remainder of his life to receive from the United States

a monetary allowance at a rate per annum, payable

monthly by the Secretary of the Treasury, which is

equal to the annual rate of basic pay, as in effect from

time to time, of the head of an executive department,

as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code.

However, such allowance shall not be paid for any period during which such former President holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under the

Federal Government or the government of the District

of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other

than a nominal rate.

‘‘(b) The Administrator of General Services shall,

without regard to the civil-service and classification

laws, provide for each former President an office staff.

Persons employed under this subsection shall be selected by the former President and shall be responsible

only to him for the performance of their duties. Each

former President shall fix basic rates of compensation

for persons employed for him under this paragraph

which in the aggregate shall not exceed $96,000 per

annum except that for the first 30-month period during

which a former President is entitled to staff assistance

under this subsection, such rates of compensation in

the aggregate shall not exceed $150,000 per annum. The

annual rate of compensation payable to any such person shall not exceed the highest annual rate of basic

pay now or hereafter provided by law for positions at

level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of

title 5, United States Code.

‘‘(c) The Administrator of General Services shall furnish for each former President suitable office space appropriately furnished and equipped, as determined by

the Administrator, at such place within the United

States as the former President shall specify.

‘‘(d) [Repealed. Pub. L. 86–682, §12(c), Sept. 2, 1960, 74

Stat. 730. See sections 3214 and 3216 of title 39.]

‘‘(e) The widow of each former President shall be entitled to receive from the United States a monetary allowance at a rate of $20,000 per annum, payable monthly by the Secretary of the Treasury, if such widow shall

waive the right to each other annuity or pension to

which she is entitled under any other Act of Congress.

The monetary allowance of such widow—

‘‘(1) commences on the day after the former President dies;

‘‘(2) terminates on the last day of the month before

such widow—

‘‘(A) dies; or

‘‘(B) remarries before becoming 60 years of age;

and

‘‘(3) is not payable for any period during which such

widow holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate.

‘‘(f) As used in this section, the term ‘former President’ means a person—

‘‘(1) who shall have held the office of President of

the United States of America;

‘‘(2) whose service in such office shall have terminated other than by removal pursuant to section 4 of

article II of the Constitution of the United States of

America; and

‘‘(3) who does not then currently hold such office.

‘‘(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to the

Administrator of General Services up to $1,000,000 for

each former President and up to $500,000 for the spouse

of each former President each fiscal year for security

and travel related expenses: Provided, That under the

provisions set forth in section 3056, paragraph (a), subparagraph (3) of title 18, United States Code, the former

President and/or spouse was not receiving protection

for a lifetime provided by the United States Secret

Service under section 3056 paragraph (a) subparagraph

(3) of title 18, United States Code; the protection provided by the United States Secret Service expired at its

designated time; or the protection provided by the

United States Secret Service was declined prior to authorized expiration in lieu of these funds.’’

[Pub. L. 95–138, §2, Oct. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1170, provided

that: ‘‘The amendment made by the first section of this

Act [amending Pub. L. 87–745, set out above] shall take

effect October 1, 1977.’’]

FORMER PRESIDENT EISENHOWER; ALLOWANCE;

COMPENSATION OF OFFICE STAFF; WIDOW’S PENSION

Allowance to former President Eisenhower as precluding entitlement to pay of General of the Army,

compensation of office staff to former President to be

reduced by pay of military assistants to the General of

the Army, and benefits of widow of former President

unaffected by restoration of military status, see Appointment of General of the Army note under former

sections 1691 to 1697 of Title 50, Appendix, War and National Defense.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 10 section 1091; title

31 section 3524; title 38 section 7437.

§ 103. Traveling expenses

There may be expended for or on account of

the traveling expenses of the President of the

United States such sum as Congress may from

time to time appropriate, not exceeding $100,000

per annum, such sum when appropriated to be

expended in the discretion of the President and

accounted for on his certificate solely.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678; Pub. L. 95–570,

§4, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.)
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AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted ‘‘$100,000’’ for

‘‘$40,000’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–570 applicable to any fiscal

year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a)

of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as a note under section 102 of

this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 31 section 3524.

§ 104. Salary of the Vice President

(a) The per annum rate of salary of the Vice

President of the United States shall be the rate

determined for such position under chapter 11 of

title 2, as adjusted under this section. Subject to

subsection (b), effective at the beginning of the

first month in which an adjustment takes effect

under section 5303 of title 5 in the rates of pay

under the General Schedule, the salary of the

Vice President shall be adjusted by an amount,

rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if

midway between multiples of $100, to the nearest higher multiple of $100), equal to the percentage of such per annum rate which corresponds to the most recent percentage change

in the ECI (relative to the date described in the

next sentence), as determined under section

704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. The

appropriate date under this sentence is the first

day of the fiscal year in which such adjustment

in the rates of pay under the General Schedule

takes effect.

(b) In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect under the second and third

sentences of subsection (a) in any calendar year

(before rounding) exceed the percentage adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under

section 5303 of title 5 in the rates of pay under

the General Schedule.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678; Jan. 19, 1949,

ch. 2, §1(b), 63 Stat. 4; Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, §4(c),

69 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, §304(a), Aug.

14, 1964, 78 Stat. 422; Pub. L. 91–67, §1, Sept. 15,

1969, 83 Stat. 106; Pub. L. 94–82, title II, §203,

Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 420; Pub. L. 97–257, title I,

§105(b), Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 849; Pub. L.

101–194, title VII, §704(a)(2)(A), Nov. 30, 1989, 103

Stat. 1769; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I,

§101(b)(4)(I)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1440;

Pub. L. 103–356, title I, §101(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108

Stat. 3410.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The General Schedule, referred to in text, is set out

under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization

and Employees.

Section 704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 704(a)(1) of Pub. L.

101–194, which is set out as a note under section 5318 of

Title 5.

AMENDMENTS

1994—Pub. L. 103–356 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a), substituted ‘‘Subject to subsection (b), effective’’ for ‘‘Effective’’ in second sentence, and added

subsec. (b).

1990—Pub. L. 101–509 substituted ‘‘5303’’ for ‘‘5305’’.

1989—Pub. L. 101–194 substituted ‘‘corresponds to the

most recent percentage change in the ECI (relative to

the date described in the next sentence), as determined

under section 704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.

The appropriate date under this sentence is the first

day of the fiscal year in which such adjustment in the

rates of pay under the General Schedule takes effect’’

for ‘‘corresponds to the overall average percentage (as

set forth in the report transmitted to the Congress

under section 5305 of title 5) of the adjustment in such

rates of pay’’.

1982—Pub. L. 97–257 struck out requirement for payment of salary on a monthly basis.

1975—Pub. L. 94–82 substituted provisions for a rate of

salary to be determined under chapter 11 of title 2, as

adjusted under this section, with adjustments equal to

the percentage of such per annum rate which corresponds to the overall average percentage of the adjustment in such rates of pay for provisions for a per

annum rate of salary of $62,500.

1969—Pub. L. 91–67 increased salary from $43,000 to

$62,500.

1964—Pub. L. 88–426 increased salary from $35,000 to

$43,000.

1955—Act Mar. 2, 1955, increased salary from $30,000 to

$35,000.

1949—Act Jan. 19, 1949, increased salary from $20,000

to $30,000.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of Pub. L. 101–356 provided that the

amendment made by that section is effective Dec. 31,

1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date

as the President shall determine, but not earlier than

90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990,

see section 529 [title III, §305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out

as a note under section 5301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–194 effective Jan. 1, 1991,

see section 704(b) of Pub. L. 101–194, set out as a note

under section 5318 of Title 5, Government Organization

and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–257 effective in the case of

compensation payable for months after December 1981,

see section 105(c) of Pub. L. 97–257, set out as a note

under section 60c–1 of Title 2, The Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT

Section 3 of Pub. L. 91–67 provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and section 31 of Title 2, The Congress] shall become effective

on March 1, 1969.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 88–426 effective on first day of

first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964,

except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub.

L. 88–426, see section 504 of Pub. L. 88–426.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act Mar. 2, 1955, effective Mar. 1, 1955,

see section 5 of that act, set out as a note under section

31 of Title 2, The Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act Jan. 19, 1949, effective noon, Jan.

20, 1949, see section 3 of that act.

SALARY INCREASES

1998—Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, set

out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5, Government

Organization and Employees, provided for the adjustment of pay rates effective Jan. 1, 1998.