# § 1902. Compensation of Chief
section 5313 of title 5
The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be the amount equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–152, § 1(c), Dec. 20, 1979, 93 Stat. 1099; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 109(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–107; Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 907(a), Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2319; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1013(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(E), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775; Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title II, § 212(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 526.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was classified to section 206–1 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by , , .
### Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c). substituted “the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under .” for “$1,000 less than the maximum rate of pay in effect under .”
2019— substituted “the maximum rate of pay in effect under .” for “the lower of the annual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.”
2003— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Chief of the Capitol Police shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the Capitol Police Board, but not to exceed $2,500 less than the lesser of the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.”
2002— substituted “but not to exceed $2,500 less than the lesser of the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate” for “but not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level ES–4 of the Senior Executive Service, as established under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5 (taking into account any comparability payments made under section 5304(h) of such title)”.
2000— substituted “the rate of basic pay payable for level ES–4 of the Senior Executive Service, as established under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5 (taking into account any comparability payments made under section 5304(h) of such title)” for “the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under ”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Amendment by effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
Amendment by effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [
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### Effective Date
Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1979 Amendment note under .