[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Res. 48 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 48

  Providing for service on a temporary and intermittent basis by the 
  Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 1997

    Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for service on a temporary and intermittent basis by the 
  Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices.
            (2) Hearing officer.--The term ``hearing officer'' means a 
        hearing officer appointed in accordance with section 307(b) of 
        the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1207(b)) 
        (as in effect on January 22, 1995).
            (3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of Senate 
        Fair Employment Practices.
    (b) Director.--
            (1) Service.--The acting Director may continue to serve as 
        the Director only on a temporary and intermittent basis, in 
        accordance with a contract entered into with the President pro 
        tempore of the Senate, on the recommendation of the Majority 
        Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
            (2) Contract.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), subsection (b) of section 303 of the Government 
                Employee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1203) (as in 
                effect on January 22, 1995) shall not apply to the 
                service of the Director.
                    (B) Exception.--The contract shall include 
                provisions concerning such service that are consistent 
                with the last sentence of subsection (b)(1) of such 
                section 303 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 
                1991.
    (c) Hearing Officers.--The President pro tempore of the Senate may 
extend, pursuant to an agreement between the President pro tempore and 
a hearing officer, a contract that was entered into by the Director and 
the hearing officer prior to the date of adoption of this resolution. 
The President pro tempore shall extend any such contract on behalf of 
the Office in the same manner and under the same conditions as a 
standing committee of the Senate may procure services on behalf of the 
committee under section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)). The Director shall have no authority under 
subsection (c) of such section 303 of the Government Employee Rights 
Act of 1991.
    (d) Expenses of the Office.--
            (1) Approval.--The Office shall have no authority to 
        approve a voucher under subsection (d) of such section 303 of 
        the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, except for the 
        compensation of a hearing officer. The Office shall also obtain 
        the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
        the Senate for the voucher for the compensation of the hearing 
        officer. The Office shall obtain the approval of the President 
        pro tempore of the Senate and the Committee for any voucher 
        required under such subsection for the compensation of the 
        Director or for reimbursement of expenses for a private 
        document carrier. The Director shall retain authority to make 
        payments described in paragraphs (2) through (5) of the third 
        sentence of such subsection.
            (2) Limitations.--Payments described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be made from amounts made available under subsection (e). The 
        Office shall use the amounts to carry out the responsibilities 
        of the Office in accordance with section 506 of the 
        Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1435).
    (e) Funding.--The Secretary of the Senate may make available 
amounts, not to exceed a total of $5,000, from the resolution and 
reorganization reserve of the miscellaneous items appropriations 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for use by the 
Office through September 30, 1997.
    (f) Effective Date.--This resolution takes effect on January 31, 
1997.
    (g) Termination.--This authority under this resolution terminates 
at the end of September 30, 1997.
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