Corrections Calendar Office
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Corrections Calendar Office, which shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of the Corrections Calendar under the Rules of the House of Representatives. The Office shall have not more than five employees—
(1) who shall be appointed by the Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader; and
(2) whose annual rate of pay shall be established by the Speaker, but may not exceed 75 percent of the maximum annual rate under the general limitation specified by the order of the Speaker in effect under section 4532 of this title.
Lump sum allowance for Corrections Calendar Office
There shall be a lump sum allowance of $300,000 per fiscal year for the salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, established by section 5621 of this title. Such amount shall be allocated between the majority party and the minority party as determined by the Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader.
Effective date
The allowance under section 5622 of this title—
(1) shall be available beginning with the month of May 1997;
(2) through the end of September 1997, shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives on a pro rata basis; and
(3) beginning with fiscal year 1998, shall be paid as provided in appropriations Acts.
Transfer of positions in Corrections Calendar Office
(a)(1) Effective October 1, 2003—
(A) 3 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, and the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred to the Office of the Speaker; and
(B) 2 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, and the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred to the Office of the Minority Leader.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under paragraph (1) at the time of the transfer, the total number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick leave which were provided by the Corrections Calendar Office to the individual and which remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for the individual to use after the transfer.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office provided under House Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 74d–1 et seq.) [now 2 U.S.C. 5622 and 5623], is transferred as follows:
(1) 63.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to the Office of the Speaker.
(2) 36.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to the Office of the Minority Leader.
