---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 4535"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "4535"
heading: "Saving provision"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/4535"
units:
  - "Chapter 45 — Congressional Pay and Benefits"
  - "Subchapter II — House of Representatives"
  - "Part A — Amount and Type"
---

# §4535. Saving provision


The provisions of this Part[^1] shall not be construed to—

- (1) limit or otherwise affect any authority for the making of any appointment to, or for fixing or adjusting the pay for, any position for which the pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; or
- (2) affect the continuity of employment of, or reduce the pay of, any [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 476, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 210(5), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1743.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Part, referred to in text, means Part 7 (§§ 471–477) of title IV of Pub. L. 91–510, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1193. For complete classification of Part 7 to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 336 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

1996—Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 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.