---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1843"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1843"
heading: "Obsolete references"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1843"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol"
  - "Subchapter III — Personnel"
  - "Part B — Compensation"
---

# §1843. Obsolete references


In any case in which—

- (1) the rate of pay of, or any maximum or minimum rate of pay with respect to—
  - (A) any [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) described in subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of [section 1841 of this title](/usc/2/1841.md), or
  - (B) the position of such [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2), or
  - (C) any class or group of such [employees](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) or positions,

  is referred to in or provided by statute or other authority; and

- (2) the rate so referred to or provided is a basic rate with respect to which additional pay is provided by law;

such statutory provision or authority shall be deemed to refer, in lieu of such basic rate, to the per annum gross rate which an [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) receiving such basic rate immediately prior to the effective date of this section would receive, without regard to such statutory provision or authority, under [section 1842 of this title](/usc/2/1842.md) on and after such date.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 483, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1196.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The effective date of this section, referred to in text, means immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971. See section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.

### Codification

Section was classified to section 166b–1c of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.