[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S9930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           NOTICE OF CHANGE IN SENATE SERVICE PIN REGULATIONS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I wish to announce that in accordance with 
Title V of the Rules of Procedure of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration, the committee has updated the Senate Service Pin 
regulations effective September 22, 2004.
  Based on the committee's review of the 1987 regulations which 
authorize the issuance of a staff service pin when a Senate staff 
member has served 12 years in the Senate, the Committee has concluded 
that service pins should be awarded to staff members who have served 20 
years in the Senate and to those staff members who have served for 30 
years.
  Regulations adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration on 
September 22, 2004, to replace similar regulations approved by the 
Committee on September 23, 1987, pursuant to S. Res. 21, agreed to 
September 10, 1965, relative to the awarding of service pins to 
Members, officers, and employees of the Senate:

       1. Service pins of the material and design suggested by the 
     Secretary of the Senate and approved by the leadership of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
     together with appropriate Certificates of service signed by 
     the Secretary of the Senate, shall be procured and awarded by 
     the Secretary of the Senate.
       2. Each Member of the Senate and each elected officer of 
     the Senate shall receive his/her pin and certificate upon 
     taking office.
       3. Each employee of the Senate shall receive a pin and 
     certificate after the completion of 12, 20, and 30 years on 
     the Senate payroll.
       4. Senate service shall be limited to all service--whether 
     continuous or not--performed while on the Senate payroll.
       5. Former employees of the Senate are not covered unless 
     they were on the Senate payroll on or after September 22, 
     2004, and were otherwise qualified.
       6. After the initial award of pins and certificates, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall arrange for presentation of 
     subsequent awards to those who qualify pursuant to the 
     pertinent provisions of this regulation.
       7. Each individual who qualifies will receive a pin and 
     certificate and no additional pins will be subsequently 
     awarded to such individuals for more than 30 years of Senate 
     service, except that appropriate date plates and/or seals may 
     be presented by the Secretary of the Senate at termination of 
     service.

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