[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1242 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1242

  To establish the American Veterans Congressional Internship Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2005

  Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Evans) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the American Veterans Congressional Internship Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMERICAN VETERANS CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the American 
Veterans Congressional Internship Program, under which each Member of 
the House of Representatives may hire, for a period not to exceed 12 
months, one additional employee who meets the eligibility criteria 
described in subsection (b) to serve as the American Veteran 
Congressional Intern.
    (b) Criteria for Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--An individual is eligible to serve as an 
        American Veteran Congressional Intern for the office of a 
        Member of the House of Representatives if the individual meets 
        such criteria as the Committee on House Administration may 
        establish.
            (2) Specific information and assurances.--Under the 
        criteria established under paragraph (1), an individual shall 
        not be eligible to serve as an Intern for the office of a 
        Member of the House of Representatives unless the individual 
        provides the following:
                    (A) A certification that the individual served in 
                the Armed Forces of the United States or in the reserve 
                components of the armed forces.
                    (B) A certification that the individual was 
                honorably discharged from such service.
    (c) Compensation.--A Member of the House of Representatives shall 
pay the American Veteran Congressional Intern serving in the Member's 
office a total salary of $25,000, to be paid to the Intern at a rate of 
$2,083.33 per month out of applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OR MEMBER'S REPRESENTATIONAL 
              ALLOWANCE.

    The employment of an American Veteran Congressional Intern by a 
Member of the House of Representatives, and the payment of a salary to 
such an Intern by a Member, shall be in addition to all personnel and 
allowances otherwise made available to Members under other provisions 
of law, rule, or other authority.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    The Committee on House Administration shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.
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