Reading Room Document

Whether the number of White House Staff members paid in excess of GS‐18 can be increased beyond the fourteen positions established by 3 U.S.C. 105

The document is a response to a memorandum inquiring about increasing the number of White House Staff members paid in excess of GS-18. The conclusion reached is that the Special Projects appropriation for the White House Office is available for that purpose, as well as the special $250,000 fund in the appropriation for the White House Office, Salaries and Expenses. The document presents questions for review regarding the statutory sources enabling the President to fix the compensation of members of the White House Staff in excess of GS-18, and the interpretation of appropriation acts containing language with respect to Special Projects.

June 16, 1969