[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 61 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 61

               Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 3 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

Mr. Roth submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
               Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate.

    Resolved, That Senate Resolution 338, agreed to July 23, 1964 (88th 
Congress, 2d session), is amended as follows:
            (1) The first section is amended to read as follows:
``That (a)(1) there is hereby established a permanent select committee 
of the Senate to be known as the Select Committee on Ethics (referred 
to in this resolution as the `Select Committee') consisting of 3 
members all of whom shall be private citizens.
    ``(2)(A) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader shall each 
select a member of the Select Committee, both of whom shall be former 
Members of Congress, preferably former Senators.
    ``(B) The members of the Select Committee designated by the 
Majority and Minority Leaders shall agree upon and select a third 
member, who shall be--
            ``(i) a retired Federal judge, or a retired State judge of 
        at least the appellate court level; and
            ``(ii) designated as the chairman.
    ``(b)(1) Members of the Select Committee shall serve a term of 4 
years and may not be reappointed, except that the first chairman shall 
serve a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to one 4-year term.
    ``(2) A member whose term of appointment has expired prior to 
completion of a pending case may continue to participate in such case, 
and such term shall be extended until the member's participation in the 
case is completed. A new member subsequently appointed after a member 
whose term has expired has completed a pending case shall serve the 
remainder of the 4-year term.
    ``(3) A member of the Select Committee may, for good cause, recuse 
himself or herself from a particular case to be considered by the 
Select Committee, and such vacancy shall be filled on a temporary basis 
in the manner of the original appointment.
    ``(c) Members of the Select Committee shall be compensated at daily 
rates not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross 
rate of compensation which may be paid to a regular employee of the 
Senate, and shall be entitled to travel and per diem expenses in 
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Senate.
    ``(d) No member of the Select Committee shall engage in any outside 
business or professional activity or employment for compensation which 
is inconsistent or in conflict with the conscientious performance of 
official duties. Members of the Standing Committee shall otherwise be 
exempt from rules XXXIV, XXXV, and XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate.
    ``(e) Vacancies in the membership of the Select Committee shall be 
filled in the same manner as original appointments thereto are made, 
and no action may be taken by the remaining members while a vacancy 
exists.
    ``(f) Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, except that the Select Committee may fix a lessor number 
for the purpose of taking sworn testimony.''.
            (2) Section 2(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) No investigation of conduct of a Member or officer of the 
Senate, or any resolution, report, recommendation, interpretative 
ruling, or advisory opinion may be made without an affirmative vote of 
two members of the Select Committee.''.
            (3) Section 3(d) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Subpoenas may be issued by the Select Committee or by the 
chairman. Any such subpoena shall be signed by the chairman and may be 
served by any person designated by the chairman. The chairman of the 
Select Committee or any member thereof may administer oaths to 
witnesses.''.

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