2 U.S.C. § 4581
Aggregate gross compensation of employee of Senator of State with population under 5,000,000
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4575(d)(1) of this title , and except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (C) of such subsection (d)(1), the aggregate of gross compensation paid employees in the office of a Senator shall not exceed during each fiscal year $1,012,083 if the population of his State is less than 5,000,000.
(b)
Subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 1991 .
( Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 5 , Aug. 14, 1991 , 105 Stat. 450 .)