[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 588

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for 
      transition salary continuation for certain committee staff.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 1994

   Mr. Mineta submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
      jointly to the Committees on Rules and House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for 
      transition salary continuation for certain committee staff.

    Resolved, That clause 6 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(j)(1) For purposes of this paragraph:
            ``(A) The term `committee' means a standing, select, or 
        special committee, or commission of the House, or a joint 
        committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the 
        Clerk of the House.
            ``(B) The term `eligible staff member' means an individual 
        employed by a committee or subcommittee thereof for at least 
        183 days (whether or not service was continuous) prior to the 
        termination of employment as described in subdivision (C) and 
        whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House.
            ``(C) The term `displaced staff member' means an eligible 
        staff member whose service as an employee of the House is 
        terminated solely and directly as a result of a change in the 
        political party of the individual occupying the position of 
        chairman or ranking minority member of a committee and who is 
        certified as a displaced staff member by the chairman and 
        ranking minority member of the committee to the Clerk of the 
        House. Such certification shall be made no later than 60 days 
        after the date of such change.
    ``(2) The Clerk of the House shall notify the Committee on House 
Administration of the name of each displaced staff member.
    ``(3)(A) Each displaced staff member shall, upon application to the 
Clerk of the House and approval by the Committee on House 
Administration, continue to be paid at his respective salary for a 
period not to exceed 60 days following the staff member's date of 
termination or until the staff member becomes otherwise gainfully 
employed, whichever is earlier.
    ``(B) A statement in writing by any such employee that he was not 
gainfully employed during such period or the portion thereof for which 
payment is claimed shall be accepted as prima facie evidence that he 
was not so employed.
    ``(4) Funds necessary to carry out this paragraph shall be 
available from the contingent fund of the House.''.
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