An Act to insure that the compensation and other emoluments for any person filling the vacancy on the Federal Maritime Commission caused by the resignation of Commissioner George Henry Hearn shall be those which were in effect on January 1, 1975, and for other purposes.
PL 94-195 (H.R.11172), enacted 12/31/1975

89 STAT. 1108 
PUBLIC LAW 94-195—DEC. 31, 1975 
Public Law 94-195 
94th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 31, 1975 
[H.R. 11172] 
Federal Maritime 
Commission. 
Compensation. 
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To insure that the compensation and other emoluments for any person flUing 
the vacancy on the Federal Maritime Commission caused by the resignation 
of Commissioner George Henry Hearn shall be those which were in effect on 
January 1, 1975, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the com-
pensation and emoluments of the office of Commissioner of the Federal 
Maritime Commission which was vacated by the resignation of Com-
missioner George Henry Hearn shall be those which were in effect 
on January 1, 1975, notwithstanding any salary increase resulting 
from the Executive Salary Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, approved 
August 9, 1975 (Public Law 94-82; 89 Stat. 419), or any other pro-
vision of law, or provision which has the force and effect of law, 
enacted or becoming effective during the period beginning at noon, 
January 3, 1975, and ending at noon, January 3, 1977. 
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall cease to be effective at 
noon, January 3, 1977, or on the date the person next appointed to fill 
the vacancy in the office referred to in subsection (a) ceases to hold 
office, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 2. (a) Any person who has standing to seek judicial review 
of any action taken by the Federal Maritime Commission after the 
filling of the vacancy referred to in the first section of this Act, or who 
is a party to a proceeding pending before the Commission may bring a 
civil action in the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia to contest the constitutionality of the appointment and con-
tinuance in office of the person filling such vacancy on the ground that 
such appointment and continuance in office are in violation of article I, 
section 6, clause 2, of the Constitution. Such court shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction, without regard to the sum or value of the matter in con-
troversy, to determine the validity of such appointment and continu-
ance in office. 
(b) Any action brought under this section shall be heard and deter-
mined by a panel of three judges in accordance with the provisions of 
section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. Any appeal from the 
action of a court convened pursuant to such section shall lie to the 
Supreme Court. 
(c) Any judge designated to hear any action brought under this 
section shall cause such action to be in every way expedited. 
Approved December 31, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
Dec. 16, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.