IV 
104TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 194
Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies 
and practices in the legislative branch. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 1996
Mrs. MORELLA submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Oversight 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing a commission to study compensation and other 
personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
The Congress is committed to the elimination of all 
forms of discrimination that adversely affect pay or work-
ing conditions of any employee because of the race, color, 
religion, sex, or national origin of the employee, and it is 
the policy of the Congress that persons employed in the 
legislative branch shall receive equal pay in cases in which 
the work performed is comparable, as measured by the
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composite of skill, effort, responsibility, and working con-
ditions normally required in the performance of the job. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commis-
sion on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative 
Branch (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the 
‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Commission 
shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed for the 
life of the Commission as follows: 
(1) Four shall be Members of the House of 
Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, two upon recommendation 
of the majority leader and two upon recommendation 
of the minority leader. 
(2) Four shall be Senators, appointed by the 
President pro tempore, two upon recommendation of 
the majority leader and two upon recommendation of 
the minority leader. 
(3) Two shall be other than Members of Con-
gress, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and shall, to the extent practicable, 
be persons with expertise in job evaluation. One such 
member shall be appointed upon recommendation of
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the majority leader and one upon recommendation of 
the minority leader. 
(4) Two shall be other than Members of Con-
gress, appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
Senate and shall, to the extent practicable, be per-
sons with expertise in job evaluation. One such 
member shall be appointed upon recommendation of 
the majority leader and one shall be appointed upon 
recommendation of the minority leader. 
(5) One shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, acting jointly, upon rec-
ommendation of the members appointed under para-
graphs (1) through (4). 
(c) PREREQUISITES RELATING
TO CERTAIN AP-
POINTMENTS.—(1) Of the members of the Commission ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(3)—
(A) one shall be a member of one of the two 
largest labor unions at the Library of Congress; and 
(B) one shall be a manager at the Library of 
Congress. 
(2) Of the members of the Commission appointed 
under subsection (b)(4)—
(A) one shall be a member of one of the two 
largest labor unions at the Library of Congress; and
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(B) one shall be a manager at the Library of 
Congress. 
(3) The member appointed under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall not be from the same labor union as the member 
appointed under paragraph (2)(A). 
(d) REMOVAL.—The person making an appointment 
may remove a member of the Commission for neglect of 
duty or malfeasance in office. 
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall 
be filled in the manner in which the original appointment 
is made. 
(f) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Commission 
shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from among 
its members. The chairman and vice chairman shall not 
be of the same political party. 
(g) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, 
but the Commission may establish a lesser number for 
holding hearings, taking testimony, and receiving evi-
dence. 
(h) COMMENCEMENT
OF OPERATIONS.—Members 
shall be appointed and the Commission shall commence 
operation not later than four weeks after the date on 
which this resolution is agreed to.
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that may be necessary to carry out the policy de-
clared in section 1. 
(b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT RELATING
TO
THE 
CONSULTANT.—In carrying out the requirements of para-
graph (1) of subsection (a), the consultant employed under 
such paragraph shall use standard objective job-evaluation 
techniques to determine whether the compensation system 
at the Library of Congress is in compliance with the policy 
objectives in section 1. 
SEC. 4. STAFF OF COMMISSION. 
(a) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have 
a staff director who shall be appointed by the chairman 
and who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum 
rate of basic pay payable under the General Schedule (as 
determined under section 5376 of title 5, United States 
Code). 
(b) ADDITIONAL STAFF.—With the approval of the 
Commission, the chairman may appoint, terminate, and 
fix the pay of additional staff. Any person so appointed 
may be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate 
of basic pay payable for grade GS–15 of the General 
Schedule, under section 5332 of title 5, United States 
Code.
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SEC. 5. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN 
MEMBERS.—A member of the Commission who is a Mem-
ber of Congress or a full-time officer or employee of the 
United States shall receive no additional pay by reason 
of service on the Commission. 
(b) COMPENSATION
OF OTHER MEMBERS.—Any 
other member of the Commission shall be paid at a rate 
equal to the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate 
of basic pay payable under the General Schedule (as deter-
mined under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code) 
for each day, including travel time, such member is en-
gaged in the performance of duties of the Commission. 
SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission may hold hearings, take testimony, 
receive evidence, administer oaths or affirmations to wit-
nesses appearing before it, and authorize any member or 
agent of the Commission to exercise such powers. 
SEC. 7. REPORTS AND TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission may submit interim reports to the 
Congress and shall submit a final report to the Congress 
not later than 18 months after the date on which this reso-
lution is agreed to. The Commission shall cease to exist 
thirty days after submitting the final report.
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SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FUNDING.—There shall be paid from the applica-
ble accounts of the House of Representatives and from 
the contingent fund of the Senate such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this resolution. One-half of the total 
of such sums shall be paid from each such source. Pay-
ment shall be upon vouchers submitted by the chairman 
of the Commission and approved by the Committee on 
House Oversight of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, as 
appropriate. 
(b) STATUS OF MEMBERS AND STAFF.—Members of 
the Commission (other than Members of Congress) and 
the staff of the Commission shall be treated as detailed 
employees, or as temporary or intermittent employees of 
the House or of the Senate, as appropriate. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Over-
sight of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, acting jointly, 
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this resolution. Employment of experts and con-
sultants, travel, procurement of support services, proce-
dures for securing information, and other administrative 
matters with respect to the Commission shall be in accord-
ance with such regulations.
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