[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 9 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 9

          To amend S. Res. 458 of the Ninety-eighth Congress.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              January 7 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Dole (for Mr. Ford) (for himself and Mr. Stevens) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
          To amend S. Res. 458 of the Ninety-eighth Congress.

    Resolved, That Senate Resolution 458 of the Ninety-eighth Congress 
(agreed to October 4, 1984) is amended by adding the following new 
section:
    ``Sec. 6(a) For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `committee' means a standing, select or 
        special committee, or commission of the Senate, or a joint 
        committee of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the 
        Secretary of Senate.
            ``(2) The terms `Chairman' and `Ranking Minority Member' 
        means the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Cochairman and Ranking 
        Minority Member of a committee.
            ``(3) The term `eligible staff member' means an individual 
        who was an employee of a committee, or subcommittee thereof, 
        for at least one hundred and eighty-three days (whether or not 
        service was continuous) prior to the termination of employment 
        as described in paragraph (4), and whose pay is disbursed by 
        the Secretary of the Senate.
            ``(4) The term ``displaced staff member'' means an eligible 
        staff member whose service as an employee of the Senate is 
        terminated solely and directly as a result of a change 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 Secretary of the Senate. Such 
        certification shall be made no later than 60 days from the date 
        of such change.
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall notify the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the name of each displaced staff member.
    ``(c)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration each displaced staff member shall, upon application to 
the Secretary of the Senate and approval by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, continue to be paid at their respective salaries 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.
    ``(2) 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.
    ``(d) Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this section 
shall be available as set forth in section 1(d).''.

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