To amend the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to delay the 25 percent pay increase for Members of Congress and other officials until the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction target for Fiscal Year 1992 is met.

Amends the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to delay the 25 percent pay increase for Members of the House of Representatives and other Federal officials until the reduction target for FY 1992 under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) is met.

 
HR 5865 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5865
To amend the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to delay the 25 percent pay increase
for Members of Congress and other officials until the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
deficit reduction target for fiscal year 1992 is met.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 19, 1990
Mr. OWENS of Utah (for himself and Mr. STALLINGS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Post Office and Civil
Service and House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to delay the 25 percent pay increase
for Members of Congress and other officials until the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
deficit reduction target for fiscal year 1992 is met.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DELAY OF 25 PERCENT PAY INCREASE AND LINKAGE TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.
  (a) DELAY IN 25 PERCENT PAY INCREASE- Section 703(a) of the Ethics Reform
  Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note) is amended by striking `January 1, 1991,'
  each place it appears and inserting `the date as of which the deficit
  reduction target for Fiscal Year 1992 is met under pact C of the Balanced
  Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,'.
  (b) ELIMINATION OF HONORARIA AND LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME
  AND EMPLOYMENT-
  (1) The second sentence of section 603, and the second sentence of section
  804(f), of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 are repealed.
  (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective if the
  provisions of Section 703 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 are subsequently
  repealed.
  (c) IN APPLICABILITY- Nothing in this section shall have the effect of
  reducing the pay of any individual whose compensation may not, under section
  1 of article III of the Constitution of United States, be diminished during
  such individual's continuance in office.