2 U.S.C. § 4532 — Rates of compensation disbursed by Chief Administrative Officer of House; adjustments by Speaker; “Member of the House of Representatives” defined

(1) Despite other law, rule, or regulation, on and after December 22, 1987, whenever the Senate President pro tempore uses authority under this section’s amendments about pay or other matters for personnel paid by the Secretary of the Senate, or an event in paragraph (2) occurs, the House Speaker may adjust pay rates, minimums, maximums, limits, and allowances for personnel paid by the House Chief Administrative Officer as needed to ensure (A) proper pay levels and relationships among House positions, (B) proper relationships between those positions and (i) positions under section 356(A)–(D), (ii) Senate-paid personnel, and (iii) General Schedule positions, and (C) the pay relationship in paragraph (3). (2) The other events are (A) a section 5303 General Schedule pay adjustment or (B) a House Member pay adjustment not caused by (A). (3) The relationship is the one existing when the amendments in section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 took effect, between (A) annual pay of $173,900 and (B) annual pay of a House Member who is not Speaker, Majority Leader, or Minority Leader. (4) “Member of the House of Representatives” means such a Member, a House Delegate, and Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner. This section does not otherwise define those quoted offices.