117 SRES 442 ATS: Establishing the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for the Senate, and for other purposes. U.S. Senate 2021-11-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

III117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 442IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 4, 2021Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Warnock) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONEstablishing the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for the Senate, and for other purposes.

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SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program

(a)

Definitions

In this section—(1)the term eligible individual means an individual who meets the eligibility criteria established under subsection (d)(1)(A); (2)the term Program means the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program established under subsection (b); and(3)the term Sergeant at Arms means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.(b)

Establishment

Not later than December 31, 2023, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sergeant at Arms shall establish a fellowship program to be known as the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for family members of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty or of veterans who die of service-connected injuries. (c)

Fellowships

Under the Program, an eligible individual may serve a 24-month fellowship in the office of a Senator.(d)

Administration

(1)

In general

The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall promulgate regulations for the administration of the Program, including establishing the criteria for—(A)eligibility to participate in a fellowship under the Program; and(B)a method of prioritizing the assignment of fellowships to the offices of Senators under the Program, if the amount made available to carry out the Program for a fiscal year is not enough to provide fellowships in all offices requesting to participate in the Program for such fiscal year.(2)

Placement

An eligible individual may serve in a fellowship under the Program at the office of a Senator in the District of Columbia or at a State office of the Senator. (3)

Authority for agreement

The Sergeant at Arms may enter into an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives for the joint operation of the Program, the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program established under House Resolution 107, 116th Congress, agreed to October 29, 2019, and the Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program carried out by the Chief Administrative Officer.(e)

Exclusion of appointees for purposes of compensation limits

The compensation paid to any eligible individual serving in a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Senator shall not be included in the determination of the aggregate gross compensation for employees employed by the Senator under section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (20 U.S.C. 4575(d)(1)).