[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4401. Mr. THUNE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Daines)) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. MCCAIN-MANSFIELD 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 McCain-Mansfield 
     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 McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for wounded or 
     disabled veterans.
       (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)).
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